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| Native name | דבורה מרכוס | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Debbie | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Debra Turner 1941 (age 84–85) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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Debra Marcus (Hebrew: דברה מרכוס) is a British-born Israeli sprinter.
Sports career
[edit]Debra (Debbie) Turner- Marcus won a gold medal in the 1966 Bangkok Asian Games in the 200 metres.[1][2][3]She won a bronze medal in the 100-meter dash. She was one of a series of athletes who won medals at this event, receiving a warm reception from then Prime Minister Levi Eshkol upon their return.[4]
Marcus came to the Maccabiah Games in 1957 as a member of the British team. After overcoming polio, she returned to Israel for 1961 Maccabiah Games, in which she won the 100-meter dash. That year, she decided to move to Israel permanently and worked as a high-school physical education teacher. She also worked with disabled children.[5]
Honored as the final torchbearer, Marcus lit the ceremonial flame to open the 1965 Maccabiah Games.[6]
In 1966, Marcus was named Israeli Sportswoman of the Year.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Asian Games". GBR athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ Israel Directory. Miksam Limited. 2003. p. 85. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ Maccabi World Review. Maccabi World Union. 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ Sport, Politics and Society in the Land of Israel: Past and Present, edited by Yair Galily and Amir Ben-Porat
- ↑ Sport in Israel: Yishuv to the Early 21st Century
- ↑ "'The Jewish Olympics'". The Australian Jewish News. 1989-07-07. p. 16.
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