Esther Shahamorov was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family.[1] In 1973, she married Peter Roth, a gymnast, who became her coach. She has a son, Yaron (born 1974), who was a national champion in fencing, and a daughter, Einat. After she retired from competitive sport she became a sports schoolteacher.
Track careeredit
Recordsedit
She once held simultaneously five Israeli national records. One of them is still a record and two others held for over 20 years.
Her time of 11.45s in the 100m, set at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, was broken on Sat Apr 19, 2014, by Olga Lenskiy.[2] Lenskiy's result though was vacated later the same year due to skipping mandatory drug test after the competition.[3]
Her time of 12.93s in the 100m hurdles, set in Berlin shortly after the 1976 Summer Olympics, stood as a national record for 26 years, until it was broken by Irina Lenskiy in 2002.
Her time of 23.57s in the 200m, set in Stuttgart in 1975, held as a record for 29 years, until it was broken, also by Irina Lenskiy, in 2002.
Her mark of 6.14m in the long jump was a national record from 1971 to 1984.
Her record of 4837 points in the Women's pentathlon was a national record from 1971 until the format was changed in 1977.
Asian Gamesedit
Roth won five gold medals and one silver medal in two Asian Games. She won golds in 100m hurdles and pentathlon and a silver in long jump in 1970, and three golds, in 100 m, 200 m, and 100 m hurdles, in 1974.
Olympicsedit
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Roth just barely missed qualifying for the final in the 100-meter sprint. She qualified for the 100-meter hurdles semifinal, but withdrew from the Games, together with the remaining members of the Israel Olympic team, after the murder of her longtime coach, Amitzur Shapira, and ten other members of the Israeli team, by Palestinian terrorists.
In 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where she was the Israeli flag-bearer, Roth became the first ever Israeli athlete to reach the finals in any Olympic event, and she is still the only Israeli Olympic finalist in track events, when she finished 6th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.04 seconds.[4]
She won the 100-meter race in the 1973 Maccabiah Games in 11.75, and the 100 m hurdles in 13.5 seconds.[5][6] She won the 200-meter race in the 1977 Maccabiah Games in 24.03; and the 100-meter hurdles in the same games in 13.50.
She appears in the 1999 Oscar-winning documentary One Day in September in which she gave her impressions and feelings during the 1972 Munich Athletes hostages crisis.
esther, roth, shahamorov, hebrew, אסתר, רוט, שחמורוב, born, april, 1952, former, israeli, track, field, athlete, specialized, meter, hurdles, meter, sprint, roth, shachamorov, july, 2007, medal, record, women, athletics, representing, israel, asian, games, ban. Esther Roth Shahamorov Hebrew אסתר רוט שחמורוב born April 16 1952 is a former Israeli track and field athlete She specialized in the 100 meter hurdles and the 100 meter sprint Esther Roth Shahamorov Roth Shachamorov in July 2007 Medal record Women s athletics Representing Israel Asian Games Bangkok 1970 100 m hurdles Bangkok 1970 Pentathlon Tehran 1974 100 m Tehran 1974 200 m Tehran 1974 100 m hurdles Bangkok 1970 Long jump Maccabiah Games 1969 Israel Long jump 1973 Israel 100 m 1977 Israel 100 m hurdles 1977 Israel 200 m Olympic Boycott Games 1980 Philadelphia 100 m hurdles Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Track career 2 1 Records 2 2 Asian Games 2 3 Olympics 2 4 Maccabiah Games 3 Awards and recognition 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly and personal life editEsther Shahamorov was born in Tel Aviv Israel to an Ashkenazi Jewish family 1 In 1973 she married Peter Roth a gymnast who became her coach She has a son Yaron born 1974 who was a national champion in fencing and a daughter Einat After she retired from competitive sport she became a sports schoolteacher Track career editRecords edit She once held simultaneously five Israeli national records One of them is still a record and two others held for over 20 years Her time of 11 45s in the 100m set at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich was broken on Sat Apr 19 2014 by Olga Lenskiy 2 Lenskiy s result though was vacated later the same year due to skipping mandatory drug test after the competition 3 Her time of 12 93s in the 100m hurdles set in Berlin shortly after the 1976 Summer Olympics stood as a national record for 26 years until it was broken by Irina Lenskiy in 2002 Her time of 23 57s in the 200m set in Stuttgart in 1975 held as a record for 29 years until it was broken also by Irina Lenskiy in 2002 Her mark of 6 14m in the long jump was a national record from 1971 to 1984 Her record of 4837 points in the Women s pentathlon was a national record from 1971 until the format was changed in 1977 Asian Games edit Roth won five gold medals and one silver medal in two Asian Games She won golds in 100m hurdles and pentathlon and a silver in long jump in 1970 and three golds in 100 m 200 m and 100 m hurdles in 1974 Olympics editAt the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Roth just barely missed qualifying for the final in the 100 meter sprint She qualified for the 100 meter hurdles semifinal but withdrew from the Games together with the remaining members of the Israel Olympic team after the murder of her longtime coach Amitzur Shapira and ten other members of the Israeli team by Palestinian terrorists Further information Munich Massacre In 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where she was the Israeli flag bearer Roth became the first ever Israeli athlete to reach the finals in any Olympic event and she is still the only Israeli Olympic finalist in track events when she finished 6th in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 13 04 seconds 4 Maccabiah Games edit Roth won the long jump in the 1969 Maccabiah Games with a 19 foot 3 4 inch 5 810 meter jump She won the 100 meter race in the 1973 Maccabiah Games in 11 75 and the 100 m hurdles in 13 5 seconds 5 6 She won the 200 meter race in the 1977 Maccabiah Games in 24 03 and the 100 meter hurdles in the same games in 13 50 Awards and recognition editIn 1999 Roth was awarded the Israel Prize for sports 7 8 She appears in the 1999 Oscar winning documentary One Day in September in which she gave her impressions and feelings during the 1972 Munich Athletes hostages crisis See also editList of Israel Prize recipients Sports in Israel List of Israeli records in athleticsReferences edit Track amp Field Women s top four performances Jewish Sports Review Vol 9 No 11 Issue 107 p 17 January February 2015 After 42 years Israeli women s 100 meter record broken The Times of Israel April 19 2014 Retrieved April 23 2014 Jacob Northbrook Olga Lansky Charged with Avoiding Drug Test Her Record Vacated Jerusalem Online Retrieved 2015 03 19 Jewish Women and Women s Issues in the Yishuv and Israel PDF Archived from the original PDF on June 15 2011 Retrieved September 12 2011 U S Brothers Finish 1 3 in Decathlon in Israel The New York Times July 20 1977 via NYTimes com Maccabiah Protest Bars 2 Guest Athletes The New York Times July 17 1973 via NYTimes com Rozin Roth Shahamorov get Israel Prize Jerusalem Post HighBeam Research The Jerusalem Post Archived from the original on October 25 2012 Retrieved September 12 2011 Israel Prize Official Site Recipients in 1999 in Hebrew Archived from the original on 2011 09 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esther Roth Shahamorov amp oldid 1220978786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
