Beatie Deutsch
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| Native name | ברכה דויטש | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Beatrice Rabin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Beatrice Rose Deutsch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Speedy Beatie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 29, 1989 Washington, DC, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Marathon, half marathon, 15k run, 10,000 metres, 10k run | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bracha “Beatie” Deutsch (born 1989) is an Orthodox Israeli-American marathon runner.[1]
Background
Deutsch was born in the United States and emigrated to Israel in 2009. She began running in 2016 at the age of 25. She runs in a skirt and headscarf and dedicates her runs to charitable causes.[2] She lives in Jerusalem with her husband and five children and works full-time.[3]
2016
She ran her first marathon at the Tel Aviv Marathon in 2016 after taking up running only four months previously. She finished sixth with a time of 3:27:26.[4]
2017
At 2017 Tel Aviv Marathon, while seven months pregnant, she finished with a time of 4:08:16.[5]
2018
In March 2018, Deutsch was the first placed Israeli in the Jerusalem Marathon with a time of 3:09:50, setting a course record for Israeli female runners. Later that year she won the Israel Half Marathon Championship in Beit She'an with a time of 1:19:53 hours.[6]
2019
At the National Championships Marathon in Tiberias, Deutsch won first place with a time of 2:42:18, the fifth best result of all time for female Israeli runners.
In May, Deutsch ran the half marathon in Riga and took first place, finishing in 1 hour 17 minutes and 34 seconds.[7]
Deutsch is training for the 2020 Olympics.[8]
References
- ^ "Fastest woman in Israel is religious U.S.-born mother of five - Israel News - Jerusalem Post". www.jpost.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "Strictly Orthodox mother of five is fastest Israeli athlete in Jerusalem Marathon". The JC. January 22, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Leichman, Abigail Klein. "Top female Israeli Jerusalem Marathoner is religious mom". Israel21c. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "מבט למרוץ". raceview.net. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ INSIDER, Talia Lakritz. "This woman ran a marathon while 7 months pregnant with her 5th kid â€" and she dominated". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "Speedy Beatie: Israel's first female Haredi marathon runner". Ynetnews. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "Haredi woman takes first place at Latvia marathon". Arutz7. 2019-19-05. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Speedy Beatie strikes again: Haredi athlete wins Tiberias Marathon". Ynetnews. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-01-22.