Amos Grodzinowsky Explained

Amos Grodzinowsky
Native Name:עמוס גרודז'ינובסקי
Native Name Lang:Hebrew
Birth Date:3 June 1940
Birth Place:Tel Aviv
Height:5-8.5 (174 cm)
Weight:143 lbs (65 kg)
Sport:Athletics
Event:100m
200m; 400m
Nationals:Israeli Champion in 100 metres (1960), and in 200 metres (1962-63).
Pb:
  • 200 metres: 21.99 (1960)
  • 400 metres: 47.6 (1966)

Amos Grodzinowsky (also "Grodzinowsky" and "Grozhinowski"; עמוס גרודז'ינובסקי; born June 3, 1940) is an Israeli former Olympic runner.[1] He was the Israeli Men's Champion in the 100 metres in 1960, and in the 200 metres in 1962 and 1963.

He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1]

Running career

His personal bests were 21.97 in the 200 metres (in 1960); and 48.1 in the 400 metres (in 1966).[1] He was the Israeli Men's Champion in the 100 metres in 1960, and in the 200 metres in 1962 and 1963.[2]

He competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, at the age of 20 in Athletics.[1] In the Men's 100 metres he came in 6th in Heat 1 with a time of 11.1, in the Men's 200 metres he came in 4th in Heat 9 with a time of 21.8, and in the Men's 400 metres he came in 6th in Heat 9 with a time of 48.9.[1] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8.5 (174 cm) tall, and weighed 143 lbs (65 kg).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amos Grodzinowsky Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011138/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/amos-grodzinowsky-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Israeli Championships. gbrathletics.com.