Nina Pekerman ( he, נינה פקרמן, born September 28, 1977) is an Israeli athlete who competes in
triathlon
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...
and
Ironman Triathlon
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a swim, a bicycle ride and a marathon run completed in that order, a total of . It is widely consider ...
competitions. She was rated 25th in the second level of world championship in
racing bicycle
A racing bicycle, also known as a road bike is a bicycle designed for competitive road cycling, a sport governed by and according to the rules of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
Racing bicycles are designed for maximum performance ...
in 2003,
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הסיפור מאחורי אשת הברזל נינה פקרמן
nrg, January 28, 2010
was Israel's champion in Triathlon during the years 2004–07 and 2009
and was the champion of the
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 ...
in 2005,
she got to the 10th place and to the 2nd place to her group age in the
Ironman Germany The Ironman Germany is a triathlon race, part of the Ironman series. It is owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). In 2005, Frankfurt became the new site of the Ironman European Championship.
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History
The first Iro ...
in June 2010.
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סמדר שיר, "טריאתלונינה", מוסף 7 ימים של ידיעות אחרונות, גיליון 2429, 13 באוגוסט 2010, עמ' 76.
] In July 2011 she finished 12th in Ironman Europe championship.
Biography
Nina Pekerman was born in
Chişinău,
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
as a
preterm baby. Her father, Michael, worked as a director of a transportation company and trained in
martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
. Her mother, Raissa, was an athlete and a draftsman in her profession, but worked in a different jobs to raise Nina and her big sister, who were both sick. In order to gain strength Nina trained in sport since her childhood, from 10 till 13–14 years old she was in a swimming club, afterwards she moved to a sport
boarding school
A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...
.
When she was 17 Nina Pekerman immigrated to Israel by herself with
NAALE Program Naale Elite Academy ( he, נעל"ה) is an international program jointly funded by the Israeli Ministry of Education and the Jewish Agency. It enables Jewish teenagers from the diaspora to study and complete their high school education in Israel for ...
(in Hebrew: Teenagers Emigrating Before Parents") of the
Jewish Agency for Israel
The Jewish Agency for Israel ( he, הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל, translit=HaSochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisra'el) formerly known as The Jewish Agency for Palestine, is the largest Jewish non-profit organization in the world. ...
, studied for two years in an agricultural high school in
Kfar Silver
Kfar Silver ( he, כְּפַר סִילְבֶר, , Silver Village) is a youth village in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, the village falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The ...
.
[
סמדר שיר, "טריאתלונינה", מוסף 7 ימים של ידיעות אחרונות, גיליון 2429, 13 באוגוסט 2010, עמ'
74.
]
She was recruited into the
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...
and served first as a secretary and afterwards went to a
Physical fitness
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combat trainers course, and served most of her mandatory military tenure in that position.
Starting in 1998 Perkerman studied Physical fitness for
disable persons) in
Wingate Institute
Wingate Institute ( he, מכון וינגייט), officially Orde Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports ( he, המכון לחינוך גופני ולספורט ע"ש אורד וינגייט), is a sports training institute located so ...
. After five years in which she lived alone in Israel, her parents immigrated to Israel. In 2002, she competed for the first time in Triathlon, afterwards she focused on cycling races and in 2003 she competed in the second level of the world championship and finished in 25th place. In 2004 her father died and she returned to Israel to live with her mother, in the same year she was offered a contract with an Italian professional team and she moved back to Italy, but after two weeks she discovered her mother had cancer and she returned once again to Israel.
In 2005, she won the Maccabiah Games in Triathlon. From 2004–07 she was Israel Triathlon champion,
in 2008 she did not compete and in 2009 she was again Israel champion in Triathlon.
Starting in 2009, she began training for the Ironman distance. In 2009, she competed in Israman, the Israeli Triathlon championship and was 5th place overall (men and women) and first place among the women. In late May she competed in the half Ironman competition in
Jordan Valley
The Jordan Valley ( ar, غور الأردن, ''Ghor al-Urdun''; he, עֵמֶק הַיַרְדֵּן, ''Emek HaYarden'') forms part of the larger Jordan Rift Valley. Unlike most other river valleys, the term "Jordan Valley" often applies just to ...
, Israel, and set a new Israeli record for women of 4.46 hours.
In the
Ironman Germany The Ironman Germany is a triathlon race, part of the Ironman series. It is owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). In 2005, Frankfurt became the new site of the Ironman European Championship.
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History
The first Iro ...
held in Roth, Germany on July 4, 2010 she got to the women's 10th overall place and second place in her age category (30–34), with a record of 9.47 hours.
On October 9, 2010 she competed in
Ironman World Championship
The Ironman World Championship has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. It is the annual culmination of a series of Ironman triathlon qualification ...
held in Hawaii, and she is the second Israeli (after Gilad Rotem) to compete in that tournament.
In the
2010 Ironman World Championship she finished first in her Age group (30–34) with a record of 9:55:19 And third the overall Amateur and 26th out of all the woman (including pros).
In July 2011 she finished 12th in Ironman Europe championship.
In October 2011, in Ironman World Championships in Hawai, she finished in the 20th place (improvement of 6 places of her previous record), with the result of 09:45:35 hours (improvement of 10 minutes of her previous result).
In January 2013, Pekerman finished 1st in the Israeman (Israeli Ironman) in the half distance.
In April 2013 she finished in the 8th place in Ironman South Africa.
In January 2014, Pekerman finished in the 1st place in the Israman Negev (Israeli Ironman). Later that year, In October, she took 12th place in Ironman
Barcelona
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.
In January 2015, she took 2nd place in Israman in
Eilat
Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan ...
. Later on, in March, she took 16th place in Ironman
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. That same year she took 6th place at the Ironman competition in
Nice, France
Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...
.
In 2016, she participated in the Israeli
Crossfit
CrossFit is a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. The method was developed by Greg Glassman, who founded CrossFit with Lauren Jenai in 2000, with CrossFit its registered trad ...
Championship and entered the Top 10 Finals field.
In 2017, she won first place in the Israeli Crossfit Championship in the ages 35–39 category.
Pekerman resides in
Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba ( he, כְּפַר סָבָא), officially Kefar Sava, is a city in the Sharon region, of the Central District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 110,456, making it the 16th-largest city in Israel. The population of Kfar Saba i ...
, Israel, trains swimming to Triathlon,
Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy and also called water cure, is a branch of alternative medicine (particularly naturopathy), occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment. The term ...
and babies activities in the water.
[ניר שועלי]
הסיפור מאחורי אשת הברזל נינה פקרמן
nrg, January 28, 2010
References
External links
* Timothy Carlson (Feb 7, 2013)
slowtwitch.com
* Timothy Carlson (Feb 07 2013)
slowtwitch.com
* מור שלזינגר
אסור לאבד תקווה – נינה פקרמן בדרך להוואי shvoong site, July 17, 2010
* ניר שועלי
nrg site, January 28, 2010
*
"אני מתאמנת פעמיים ביום" nana 10 site, August 13, 2010
* אלכס וולפסון
על קרקע בוערת-מחנה אימונים עם נינה פקרמן bonk site
* ליאור זך-מאור
מבצע "חוד החנית" בפרנקפורט-איך הם מתאמנים? נינה פקרמן bonk site
קריירה: נינה פקרמן, אלופת ישראל בטריאתלון iknowledge site, 2009
* מור שלזינגר
נינה פקרמן כמעט ולא הגיעה לאילת shvoong site, November 24, 2009
* אלעד פלטין
לקראת טריאתלון נשים – ראיון עם נינה פקרמן harim site, 5/6/2009
* אלי שטרן
mynet site, 5/3/2009
nrg site, 1/6/2008
* יעל מרגלית
פקרמן ניצחה בטריאתלון: "אין פה כסאח" one site, May 27, 2006
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1977 births
Israeli female triathletes
Living people
Wingate Institute alumni
People from Kfar Saba
Sportspeople from Chișinău
Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games