David Tabak ( he, דוד טבק; August 5, 1927 – July 21, 2012) was an Israeli Olympic runner who specialized in

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ing.

Early and personal life

Tabak was born in

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Beit Oved Beit Oved ( he, בֵּית עוֹבֵד, ''lit.'' House of Worker or House of Obed) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the outskirts of Ness Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In its population was . E ...

Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...

. He studied in Mikve Israel, outside of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, and became a school teacher. His son

Benny Tabak Benny Tabak ( he, בני טבק; born 7 June 1956) is an Israeli coach and former footballer who is now coaching Hapoel Herzliya. Personal life His father was Israeli Olympic runner David Tabak. He is Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִי ...

was a striker for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the

Israel national football team The Israel national football team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, ) represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA). Israel's national team is the direct successor of the M ...

, and his daughter Eti was a

er. Tabak died at age 85, and was buried in Ramat Hasharon, Israel.

Running career

Tabak competed for

Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics Israel competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, 22 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 5 sports. Results by event Athletics Basketball Diving ...

when he was 24 years old, in

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. He ran in the Men's 100 metres, and after winning his first heat came in 6th in the quarterfinals with an Israeli record time of 10.6, which stood for over 14 years. He also ran in the Men's 200 metres, and after winning his first heat came in 5th in the quarterfinals with a time of 21.8, which stood as an Israeli record for 26 years.

Competition record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tabak, David 2012 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Israeli male sprinters 1927 births Olympic athletes of Israel People from Central District (Israel) Moshavniks