Zohar Zemiro

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Zohar Zemiro

Zohar Zemiro at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Israeli
Born (1977-01-01) January 1, 1977
Ethiopia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country  Israel
Sport Running
Event(s) Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

  • Half Marathon: 1:06:19
  • Marathon: 2:14:28

Zohar Zemiro (Hebrew: זוהר זימרו‎, born in 1977) is an Israeli marathon runner.[1][2] He was born in Ethiopia.[3] His personal best time is 2:14:28. He represented Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Running career

He came in 38th at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, with a time of 2:36:58.[2][4]

In January 2011, he ran the 34th Tiberius Marathon in Israel in a time of 2:21:33, coming in second of all Israelis and 18th of all runners. In February 2011, he ran a half marathon in Ein Gedi, Israel, in a personal best time of 1:06:19.[5]

In April 2011, he ran the Amsterdam Marathon in a personal record time of 2:14:28, coming in 10th.[5][6][7] In doing so, he qualified to represent Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[8] Asked for his reaction, he said: "it is the happiest moment in my life." His time was 7 seconds short of Israel's national record time in the marathon, which was set by Ayale Setegne.

He finished 81st in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and had to be wheelchaired off at the end due to exhaustion.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Zohar Zemiro". All-Athletics.com. February 20, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Zemiro Zohar Biography". IAAF. August 25, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
  3. ↑ "13th IAAF World Championships; Men's Marathon". IAAF. September 4, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
  4. ↑ "European Athletics Championships Results". newsbank.com. August 1, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Profile of Zohar Zemiro". All-Athletics.com. February 20, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Details; Bib number 8011". Evenementen.uitslagen.nl. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Report". ABN AMRO Marathon Rotterdam. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
  8. ↑ Yaari, Eliezer (July 17, 2011). "Israeli swimmers earn a spot at 2012 Summer Olympics". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 

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