Murray Waxman
{{Short description|Canadian basketball player (1925–2022)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Murray Waxman
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 154
| birth_date = {{birth date |1925|07|10|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|27|1925|07|10}}
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's basketball}}
{{Medal|Country|{{CAN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Maccabiah Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|1950 Maccabiah Games| }}
}}
Murray Waxman (July 10, 1925 – November 27, 2022) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1950 Maccabiah Games.
Early life and career
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he played for YMHA Montreal and was part of the Canadian basketball team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/murray-waxman-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060152/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/murray-waxman-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Murray Waxman Olympic Results |accessdate=10 June 2018}}
Waxman later won a silver medal representing Canada at the 1950 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv.{{cite web|url=https://www.maccabicanada.com/1950-maccabiah-delegation | title=1950 Team Canada Delegation | access-date=November 29, 2022}}
Death
Waxman died on November 27, 2022, at the age of 97.{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/murray-waxman-1086730742 | title=Murray Waxman obituary | access-date=November 29, 2022}}
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Category:Basketball players from Toronto
Category:Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Category:Canadian men's basketball players
Category:Olympic basketball players for Canada
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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