Debra Marcus
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| Birth name | Debra Turner | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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Debra Marcus is a British-born Israeli sprinter.
Debra (Devora) Marcus won a gold medal in the 1966 Bangkok Asian Games in the 200 metres.[1][2][3] She was one of a series of athletes who won medals at this event. Upon their return to Israel, the athletes received a warm reception from then Prime Minister Levi Eshkol.[4]
See also
- Sports in Israel
- Women of Israel
References
- ^ "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
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Asian Games champions in women's 200 metres
- 1951: Kimiko Okamoto (JPN)
- 1954: Midori Tanaka (JPN)
- 1958: Yuko Kobayashi (JPN)
- 1962: Mona Sulaiman (PHI)
- 1966: Debra Marcus (ISR)
- 1970: Keiko Yamada (JPN)
- 1974: Esther Roth-Shahamorov (ISR)
- 1978: Usanee Laopinkarn (THA)
- 1982: Hiromi Isozaki (JPN)
- 1986: P. T. Usha (IND)
- 1990: Han Qing (CHN)
- 1994: Wang Huei-chen (TPE)
- 1998: Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI)
- 2002: Saraswati Saha (IND)
- 2006: Ruqaya Al-Ghasra (BRN)
- 2010: Chisato Fukushima (JPN)
- 2014: Olga Safronova (KAZ)
- 2018: Edidiong Odiong (BHR)
- 2022: Shanti Pereira (SGP)
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