Leah Horowitz (runner)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leah Ravid Horowitz (-Zimri) |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | March 9, 1933 Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Died | December 5, 1956 (aged 20) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Israel |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 80 metre hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 80 m hurdles: 12.74 (1952) |
Leah Ravid Horowitz (-Zimri) (לאה הורביץ זמר; also "Lea" and "-Simri"; March 9, 1933-December 5, 1956) was an Israeli former Olympic hurdler.[1][2]
She was born in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and was Jewish.[1][3]
Hurdling career
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]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Leah Horowitz Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Sport: Yishuv to the Present". Jewish Women's Archive.
- ^ a b "Horovitz, Lea"
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