Birmingham-Southern's Goldfarb wins gold and two bronze medals at 2009 World Maccabiah Games

Birmingham-Southern's Goldfarb wins gold and two bronze medals at 2009 World Maccabiah Games

(Story taken from Birmingham-Southern website)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Birmingham-Southern junior Aly Goldfarb will return from the 2009 World Maccabiah Games in Israel with a gold medal in the 4x400-meter relay and bronze medals in the 400-meter run and the pole vault.

Goldfarb, a member of the BSC track and field team, ran a 59.82 for her third-place finish in the 400m, and cleared 3.60m for the bronze in the pole vault, finishing behind Moran Azizi of Israel and 2004 Olympian Jill Schwartz, who took gold. Despite not placing in the 800-meter run due to illness, Goldfarb was able to mount a come-from-behind lead in the relay to help the team win gold.

Goldfarb's father, Preston Goldfarb, long-time coach of the BSC men's soccer team, and brother, Sean Goldfarb, are also at the games coaching the Maccabi USA Junior Boys Soccer Team. So far the team has tied Canada, 0-0, and defeated Israel and Mexico, both by the score of 1-0, and moves on to face Germany tomorrow.

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