Leah Horowitz (runner)

Leah Horowitz
לאה הורביץ זמרי

Personal information
Full name	Leah Ravid Horowitz (Zimri)
Nationality	Israel
Born	9 March 1933 Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died	5 December 1956(1956-12-05) (aged 23)
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 זמרי; also "Lea" and "-Simri"; 9 March 1933 – 5 December 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]}

See also

• Sports in Israel

References

1. "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. ""Horovitz, Lea"". Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2016.