| Olga Winterberg | |
| Native Name: | אולגה וינטנברג |
| Native Name Lang: | Hebrew |
| Birth Date: | May 3, 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Czechoslovakia |
| Death Date: | December 15, 2010 |
| Sport: | Discus |
| Pb: | discus throw: 43.03 meters (1960) |
Olga Winterberg (אולגה וינטנברג; May 3, 1922 – 2010) was an Israeli Olympian in the discus throw.[1] [2] She was the first woman to represent Israel at the Olympics.[3] Winterberg was the Israel Women's Champion in the Discus Throw in 1960, and 1962-64.
She was born and raised in the Czechoslovakia, moved to Israel, and was Jewish.[4]
Winterberg competed for Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki at the age of 30.[1] In the Women's Discus Throw she came in 19th, with a throw of 35.79 metres.[1] She missed moving up to the finals by less than .30 metres.[4]
Her personal best in the discus throw was the then-national record of 43.03, in May 1960.[1] [4] Winterberg was the Israel Women's Champion in the Discus Throw in 1960, and 1962–64.[5]