Michal Lamdani ( he, מיכל למדני; born December 5, 1944), also Michal Lamdani-Cohen, is and Israeli former Olympic

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er, eight-time Israeli champion, and former

Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Games (a.k.a. the World Maccabiah Games; he, משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics"), first held in 1932, are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sp ...

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

winner. She was born in Israel, and is Jewish.

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. Lamdani competed for

Israel at the 1964 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.Israel at the 1960 ...

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

1965 Maccabiah Games The 7th Maccabiah Games in 1965 saw 1,500 athletes from 29 different countries compete in 21 sports. It was the first Maccabiah Games for Iran, Jamaica, Peru, and Venezuela. The United States delegation won the most gold medals, followed by Israel, ...

, winning a

in the high jump.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamdani, Michal Living people Israeli Jews Jewish female athletes (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Maccabiah Games medalists in athletics 1944 births Israeli female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Israel Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Competitors at the 1965 Maccabiah Games