Michal Lamdani

Michal Lamdani
Personal information
Full name Michal Lamdani-Cohen
Nationality  Israel
Born (1944-12-05) December 5, 1944
Height 5-7.5 (172 cm)
Weight 141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Sport Track & field
Event(s) High jump
Achievements and titles
National finals Israeli national high jump champion (1960-66, 1968)

Michal Lamdani (Michal Lamdani (-Cohen); מיכל למדני; born December 5, 1944) is and Israeli former Olympic high jumper, eight-time Israeli champion, and former Maccabiah Games gold medal winner.[1]

She was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[2]

High jumping career

Lamdani was the Israeli Women's high jump champion in 1960-66, and in 1968 (as Michal Cohen), with a best jump of 3.65 metres.[3]

Lamdani competed for Israel at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 19.[1] In the Women's High Jump she tied for 19th out of 26 competitors, with a best height cleared of 1.65 metres.[1] When she competed in the Olympics, she was 5-7.5 (172 cm) tall and weighed 141 lbs (64 kg).[1]

She competed for Israel at the 1965 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal in the high jump.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Michal Lamdani Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
  2. "Lamdani, Michal"
  3. "Israeli Championships". gbrathletics.com.
  4. Galily, Yair; Ben-Porat, Amir (2013). "Sport, Politics and Society in the Land of Israel: Past and Present". Routledge.
  5. "Page 15". The San Bernardino County Sun.
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