Ruth Abeles-Peled (רות אבלס; born August 7, 1942) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast. She was born in

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Gymnastics career

She competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, in gymnastics at the age of 18. In the Women's Individual All-Around, she came in 93rd out of 124 gymnasts, in the Women's Floor Exercise she came in 79th, in the Women's Horse Vault she came in 100th, in the Women's Uneven Bars she came in tied for 55th, and in the Women's Balance Beam she came in tied for 108th. When she competed in the Olympics she was tall and weighed . At the

1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 15th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held on July 3–8, 1962 in Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia, this being the 3rd time that Prague hosted these championships. These were the last championships China competed in until 1 ...

, she helped the Israeli team gain 15th place as she finished in 67th place in the individual all-around.

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