Leah Ravid Horowitz (Zimri) (לאה הורביץ זמרי; also "Lea" and "-Simri"; 9 March 1933 – 5 December 1956) was an Israeli former Olympic

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r. She was born in

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, Germany, and was Jewish.

Hurdling career

Her personal best in the 80 metre hurdles was 12.74, in 1952. She competed for

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at the age of 19. In the Women's 80 metres Hurdles she came in 6th in Heat 4 with a time of 12.4 (an Israeli record).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Horowitz, Leah Sportspeople from Pforzheim Jewish female athletes (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Israeli female hurdlers Olympic athletes of Israel German emigrants to Israel 1933 births 1956 deaths

Hurdling career

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