Mark Handelsman Explained

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Mark Ian Handelsman
Birth Name:	מארק הנדלסמן
Birth Date:	9 June 1961
Birth Place:	Johannesburg, South Africa
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Middle-distance running
Pb:	800 metres: 1:45.3 minutes (1981)
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Mark Ian Handelsman (he|מארק הנדלסמן, born 9 June 1961) is a retired South African-born Israeli middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[1] Handelsman competed for Israel at the 1983 World Championships but did not progress from the heats.^[2] At the 1984 Summer Olympic, he competed in both 400 metres, 800 metres and 1500 metres without reaching the final.^[1]

His personal best time for the 800m was 1.45.3 minutes, achieved in April 1981 in Stellenbosch.^[3]

See also

• List of Israeli records in athletics
• List of Maccabiah records in athletics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mark Handelsman. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113553/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/mark-handelsman-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 8 March 2010.
2. Web site: Men 800m Athletics World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN) . Todor Krastev . 27 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090607134347/http://www.todor66.com/athletics/world/1983/Men_800m.html . 7 June 2009 .
3. http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m04.htm World men's all-time best 800m