Bracha “Beatie” Deutsch (ברכה דויטש; née Rabin; born August 29, 1989) is a

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marathon runner. She has won the

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and the

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, as well as the Israeli half-marathon and marathon national championships.

Background

Deutsch was born in the United States, the oldest of five siblings, grew up in Passaic, New Jersey, and emigrated to Israel in 2008. Her father is a doctor. She has a master's degree in school counseling from Northeastern University ('12), as well as a black belt in

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. A

woman, Deutsch lives in

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, with her husband Michael, a

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teacher and computer science student whom she married in 2009, and their five children. Before she put all her time into running, Deutsch worked full-time as a communication officer for an Olami international Jewish organization, which brings college students closer to religion and helps professionals get in touch with their roots by coming to Israel.

Running career

2016–2017

Deutsch began running in 2016 at the age of 25. She runs in a long-sleeved top, below-the-knee skirt, and

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, and dedicates her runs to charitable causes. She ran her first marathon at the Tel Aviv Marathon in 2016 after taking up running only four months earlier. Deutsch finished sixth, with a time of 3:27:26. At the 2017 Tel Aviv Marathon, while seven months pregnant, Deutsch finished with a time of 4:08:16.

2018

In March 2018, Deutsch was the first placed Israeli in the

and the sixth place overall, 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

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, with a time of 1:19:53 hours.

2019

At the Israeli 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 her first international race, winning the

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, in 1 hour 17 minutes and 34 seconds. In September of that year, Deutsch ran in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon and finished in the 8th place. Deutsch trained for the 2020 Olympics. She qualified for the Olympics, ranking as one of the top 80 women runners in the world. However, when the Tokyo Olympics was postponed due to

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, the women's marathon moved from a Sunday to a Saturday."Charedi Marathon Runner Beatie Deutsch Sets Her Sights on Olympics"
/ref> She tried to appeal the decision that moved that race to Shabbat, so she could compete without transgressing her religious beliefs. However, the IOC declined her request.Ultra-Orthodox Jewish marathoner from North Jersey shatters stereotypes on road to Olympics
NorthJersey.com And, in April 2020, runners had to requalify for an Olympic spot; while Deutsch ran a personal record of 2:31:39 in England, she did not make the cutoff.

2020

In the

held in January 2020, Deutsch won a gold medal and finished in fourth place overall and first place for womenMarathon Results of Beatie Deutsch
/ref> with a new personal best of 2:32:25. In the Miami Half-marathon, she won a gold medal with a time of 1:16:49.

2021

At the Cheshire Elite Marathon in the

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, Deutsch improved her personal marathon record to 2:31:39 and arriving in the 5th place. This year, at the Israeli Athletics Championships, Deutsch participated in the 800 meters race and came in third place, achieving a personal record of 02:10.80.

2022

Deutsch won the women's category of the

for the fourth consecutive time in December 2022 with a time of 2:41:20.

Image

In June 2021, Deutsch was included by the sports clothing manufacturer Adidas along with the Russian figure skater

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, the Indian short distance runner

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, the South African rugby player

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and the NBA star

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, in a campaign entitled "Impossible is Nothing."

References

External links

Instagram pagebeatiedeutsch.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deutsch, Beatie 1989 births Living people American female marathon runners Israeli female marathon runners American female long-distance runners Israeli female long-distance runners Sportspeople from Passaic, New Jersey Northeastern University alumni Sportspeople from Jerusalem Jewish female athletes (track and field) Jewish Israeli sportspeople Jewish American sportspeople American emigrants to Israel American Orthodox Jews Israeli Orthodox Jews American people of Israeli descent 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women