Orna Ostfeld ( he, אורנה אוסטפלד; born December 23, 1952) is an Israeli former basketball player and current basketball coach.
Early life and non-basketball activities
Ostfeld is
Jewish
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, and was born in
Jerusalem
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physical education
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teacher to work in the Arab school in
Taibe
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In 2003, she was elected a member of the
Ramat Hasharon
Ramat HaSharon ( he, רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן, ''lit.'' '' Sharon Heights'', ar, رمات هشارون) is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon t ...
Municipality Council.
Basketball career
Player
Ostfeld played basketball in the Israel Super League, and for the Israeli National Women's Basketball Team.
As a player for Israel's Maccabi Ramat Khen, Ostfeld was entered in the ''
Guinness Book of World Records
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'' for scoring 108 points in a 221–21 team victory on November 17, 1981, the most-ever points scored in a women's professional game.
Coach
As a basketball coach, during a seven-year period that began in 1998, Ostfeld guided the Anda Ramat HaSharon basketball team to four championships and
Israel State Cup
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The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...
basketball titles.
Other basketball activities
In 1986, she founded the women's basketball team in Ramat Hasharon. Ostfeld is also one of the founders of the Ramat HaSharon Sports Association.
In 2004, her advocacy for increased funding and media coverage of women's sports led the
Israeli High Court of Justice
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The Supreme C ...
to order that the Union of Local Authorities fund women's sports associations at a rate of 1.5 times the sum allocated to equivalent men's sport associations.
Ostfeld is a board member of the Israel Basketball Federation.
Personal life
Ostfeld has two adult sons from a previous marriage, Jonathan (b. 1977) and Ben (b. 1980). She lived with a woman partner for many years.
Honors
Ostfeld was awarded the
International Olympic Committee
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’s European Women and Sport Award in 2005 “As a player, administrator, and coach”, recognizing her dedication to and advancement of women's sports in Israel. It was awarded to five women from five continents, for their contribution and promotion of women's sport.
Ostfeld received the Pillar of Achievement Award from the
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ( he, יד לאיש הספורט היהודי, translit=Yad Le'ish HaSport HaYehudi) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around ...