Leah Horowitz (runner)

Leah Ravid Horowitz (Zimri) (לאה הורביץ זמרי; also "Lea" and "-Simri"; 9 March 1933 – 5 December 1956) was an Israeli former Olympic hurdler.[1][2]

Leah Horowitz
לאה הורביץ זמרי
Personal information
Full nameLeah Ravid Horowitz (Zimri)
Nationality Israel
Born9 March 1933
Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died5 December 1956(1956-12-05) (aged 23)
Sport
Country Israel
SportAthletics
Event80 metre hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best80 m hurdles: 12.74 (1952)

She was born in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and was Jewish.[1][3]

Hurdling career

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Her personal best in the 80 metre hurdles was 12.74, in 1952.[1]

She competed for Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki at the age of 19.[1] In the Women's 80 metres Hurdles she came in 6th in Heat 4 with a time of 12.4 (an Israeli record).[1][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Leah Horowitz Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Sport: Yishuv to the Present". Jewish Women's Archive.
  3. ^ a b ""Horovitz, Lea"". Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2016.