Ayala Hetzroni

Ayala Hetzroni
Personal information
Native name אילה חצרוני
Born (1938-06-15) June 15, 1938
Haifa, Israel
Height 5-5 (166 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Country  Israel
Sport Shot Put
Achievements and titles
National finals Israeli Women's Champion (1960 & 1962)
Personal best(s) 13.02 meters (1960)

Ayala Hetzroni (also "Hezroni"; אילה חצרוני; born June 15, 1938) is an Israeli former Olympic shotputter.[1] She was Israeli Women's Champion in 1960 and 1962.

She was born in Haifa, Israel, and is Jewish.[1][2]

Shot put career

Hetzroni's personal best in the shot put is 13.02 metres, which she recorded in 1960, setting a new Israeli record three months before the Olympics.[1][2] She was the Israeli Women's Champion in 1960 and 1962.[3]

Hetzroni competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, at the age of 22.[1] In the Women's Shot Put she came in 17th with a best distance of 12.59 metres.[1] When she competed in the Olympics she was 5-5 (166 cm) tall and weighed 150 lbs (68 kg).[1]

References

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