About Nahum Buch
Lived 1932 – 2022 (aged 89). Nahum Buch was an Israeli swimmer.
Nahum David Norbert Buch (; 23 November 1932 – 7 November 2022) was an Israeli Olympic swimmer.
Swimming career Buch participated in swimming in the 1950 Maccabiah Games, where he shared the Best Athlete Award.
Buch competed for Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki at the age of 19 in Swimming--Men's 100 metre Freestyle.
Later in his life Buch coached the Israeli national swimming team for a number of years.
In 2019 he was recognized for his contribution to swimming by young Australian Jewish swimmers.
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Who was Nahum Buch?
Israeli swimmer
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Nahum Buch was born on 23 November 1932.
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Nahum Buch died on 7 November 2022.
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Nahum Buch was a swimmer.
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Nahum Buch was Israeli.
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