Ruth Abeles

Ruth Abeles
Israel's women gymnasts on departure for Rome Olympics; L-R, Miriam Kara, Ruth Abeles, Ralli Ben-Yehuda.
Personal information
Alternative name(s) רות אבלס
Country represented  Israel
Born (1942-08-07) August 7, 1942
Haifa, Israel
Height 5-0 (153 cm)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics

Ruth Abeles (רות אבלס; born August 7, 1942) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast.[1][2]

She was born in Haifa, Israel, and is Jewish.[1][3]

Gymnastics career

She competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, in gymnastics at the age of 18.[1] In the Women's Individual All-Around, she came in 93rd out of 124 gymnasts, in the Women's Floor Exercise she came in 79th, in the Women's Horse Vault she came in 100th, in the Women's Uneven Bars she came in tied for 55th, and in the Women's Balance Beam she came in tied for 108th.[1][4] When she competed in the Olympics she was 5-0 (153 cm) tall and weighed 106 lbs (48 kg).[1]

At the 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, she helped the Israeli team gain 15th place as she finished in 67th place in the individual all-around.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ruth Abeles Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Ruth ABELES - Olympic Gymnastics Artistic - Israel". sports-reference.com. 13 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Abeles, Ruth"
  4. ↑ "Gymnastics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Women's Individual All-Around". sports-reference.com.
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