Dov Ben-Dov

Dov Ben-Dov was born in 1927 in Jerusalem

Dov Ben-Dov was born in 1927 in the Bukharan neighborhood of Jerusalem. His parents, Zvi Ben-Dov and his wife, had come to the country from Poland. He trained at the Tir shooting club on the beach in Tel Aviv.

He joined the Haganah before the state was founded. In 1948 he enlisted in the IDF, took part in its first sniper course and went on to serve as a sniper instructor.

At the 1952 Helsinki Olympics he competed in the 300 m rifle, three positions event, scoring 1,033 points and placing 21st of 32. At the 1954 Asian Games he placed third in the 300 m free rifle and fourth in the three positions event, and later that year he won the Israeli championship. He won a bronze medal at the fifth Maccabiah in 1957 and competed at the 1958 World Shooting Championships in Moscow.

He competed for Maccabi Ramat Gan. He was chosen for the 1960 Rome Olympics, but his participation was canceled, and after placing second in the Israeli championship in August 1960 he retired. He returned to competition in 1967.

He worked in commercial refrigeration systems. He was married and had 3 children, and he died in 2020.