Ayala Hetzroni
Personal information | |
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Native name | אילה חצרוני |
Born | (1938-06-15) June 15, 1938 (age 86) Haifa, Israel |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | Israel |
Sport | Shot Put |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | Israeli Women's Champion (1960 & 1962) |
Personal best | 13.02 meters (1960) |
Ayala Hetzroni (also "Hezroni"; אילה חצרוני; born June 15, 1938) is an Israeli former Olympic shotputter.[1] She was Israeli Women's Champion in 1960 and 1962.
She was born in Haifa, Israel, and is Jewish.[1][2]
Shot put career
Hetzroni's personal best in the shot put is 13.02 metres, which she recorded in 1960, setting a new Israeli record three months before the Olympics.[1][2] She was the Israeli Women's Champion in 1960 and 1962.[3]
Hetzroni competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, at the age of 22.[1] In the Women's Shot Put she came in 17th with a best distance of 12.59 metres.[1] When she competed in the Olympics she was 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm) tall and weighed 150 pounds (68 kg).[1]
She won a gold medal in shotput at the 1961 Maccabiah Games.[4]
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