Boris Djerassi

Boris (Dov) Djerassi (; born February 3, 1952) is a former athlete and strongman, based in the United States but originally from Haifa, Israel. Between 1973 and 1981 Djerassi was ranked in the United States' top-ten hammer throwers, being number one in three different years. He was selected for the Olympic team in 1980, but the United States boycotted the Moscow Games and Djerassi was unable to compete in the Olympics. He also competed at the World's Strongest Man finals.

Early life Boris Djerassi was born in Haifa, Israel, and is Jewish.

Sporting career Djerassi came to the US in the early 1970s enrolling at New York University. However, when NYU dropped their athletics program in his sophomore year he moved on to Northeastern University in 1973. In total, he was three time national champion and four time All-American. In 1978 Djerassi also earned an invite to the 1978 World's Strongest Man contest, only the second time it had been held. In this contest he was said to be representing Israel, despite his American citizenship.

Later career Djerassi went on to become a Track & Field coach and trained body building and track & field national champions. In 1995 he graduated from the Life Chiropractic College of Atlanta, Georgia and became a chiropractor.