Sara Teitelbaum (20 July 1910 – 7 June 1941) was an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n volleyball player, basketball player and athletics competitor. She was born in

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. Her older brother was weightlifter

Rubin Teitelbaum Rubin Teitelbaum (17 January 1907 – 4 September 1941) was an Estonian-Jewish weightlifter. He was born in Tapa. His younger sister was track and field athlete, basketball and volleyball player Sara Teitelbaum. He started his weightlifting exerc ...

. She graduated from Tallinn Jews' Gymnasium. She began her sporting career at the age of 15, coached by Ago Rooseste. She was multiple-times Estonian champion in different athletics disciplines. She was a member of several basketball clubs, and volleyball clubs. She become multiple-times Estonian champion in basketball and volleyball. She died on 7 June 1941 due to

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

. Personal best: * 60 m: 7,9 * 100 m: 12,8 * 200 m: 26,6 * 400 m: 61,8 * 800 m: 2.30,6 * long jump: 5.42 * shot put: 10.98 * discus throw: 33.74 * javelin throw: 35.94

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