Hadar Rubinstein (הדר רובינשטיין; born April 11, 1967) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer. She was born in Israel, and is Jewish.

Swimming career

Swimming for Israel at the age of 14 at the

1981 Maccabiah Games The 11th Maccabiah Games brought 3,450 athletes to Israel from 35 nations. The Opening Ceremony was held on July 7, 1981, before a crowd of 53,000 and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Ramat Gan Stadium, with 3,500 Jewish athletes parading ...

, she won

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s in the women's 100 m butterfly with a time of 1:05.67, and in the women's 200 m butterfly (setting an Israeli record). When she competed in the Olympics, she was 5–2.5 (159 cm) tall and weighed 115 lbs (52 kg). She competed for

Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 32 competitors, 24 men and 8 women, took part in 46 e ...

in Los Angeles, California, in swimming at the age of 17. Swimming in the Women's 400 metre freestyle she came in 21st with a time of 4:34.95, competing in the Women's 200 metre butterfly she came in 26th with a time of 2:22.78, and Swimming in the

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she came in 26th with a time of 2:12.32.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rubinstein, Hadar Living people Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel 1967 births Israeli female swimmers Jewish swimmers Competitors at the 1981 Maccabiah Games Olympic swimmers of Israel