Debra Marcus

Debra Marcus
Personal information
Native name
דבורה מרכוס
NicknameDebbie
NationalityIsraeli
BornDebra Turner
1941 (age 84–85)
Sport
Country Israel
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Israel
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1966 Bangkok200 m
Bronze medal – third place1966 Bangkok100 m

Debra Marcus (Hebrew: דברה מרכוס) is a British-born Israeli sprinter.

Sports career

Debra (Debbie) Turner- Marcus won a gold medal in the 1966 Bangkok Asian Games in the 200 metres.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.

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.

Honored as the final torchbearer, Marcus lit the ceremonial flame to open the 1965 Maccabiah Games.

In 1966, Marcus was named Israeli Sportswoman of the Year.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Games". GBR athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Israel Directory. Miksam Limited. 2003. p. 85. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Maccabi World Review. Maccabi World Union. 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Sport, Politics and Society in the Land of Israel: Past and Present, edited by Yair Galily and Amir Ben-Porat
  5. ↑ Sport in Israel: Yishuv to the Early 21st Century
  6. ↑ "'The Jewish Olympics'". The Australian Jewish News. 1989-07-07. p. 16.