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Michal Lamdani | |
Fullname: | Michal Lamdani-Cohen |
Nationality: | Israeli |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1944 |
Height: | 5-7.5 (172 cm) |
Weight: | 141 lbs (64 kg) |
Sport: | Track & field |
Event: | High jump |
Nationals: | Israeli national high jump champion (1960-66, 1968) |
Michal Lamdani (he|מיכל למדני; born December 5, 1944), also Michal Lamdani-Cohen, is an Israeli former Olympic high jumper, eight-time Israeli champion, and former Maccabiah Games gold medal winner.[1]
She was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[2]
Lamdani was the Israeli Women's high jump champion in 1960-66, and in 1968 (as Michal Cohen), with a best jump of 3.65 metres.[3]
Lamdani competed for Israel at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 19.[1] In the Women's High Jump she tied for 19th out of 26 competitors, with a best height cleared of 1.65 metres.[1] When she competed in the Olympics, she was 5-7.5 (172 cm) tall and weighed 141 lbs (64 kg).[1]
She competed for Israel at the 1965 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal in the high jump.[4] [5]