Levi Psavkin

Levi Psavkin
Personal information
Native name לוי פסבקין
Citizenship  Israel
Born (1939-04-12) April 12, 1939
Employer the Israeli Athletic Association, Secretary
Height 5-8 (173 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg)
Sport
Country  Israel
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100m; 200m
Achievements and titles
National finals Israeli Champion in 100 metres (1964 and 1967), and in 200 metres (1964).
Personal best(s) 100 metres: 10.6 (1963)

Levi Psavkin (also "Levy"; לוי פסבקין; born April 12, 1939) is an Israeli former Olympic runner.[1] He was the Israeli Champion in the 100 metres (1964 and 1967), and in the 200 metres (1964).

He is Jewish, and his entire family was killed in the Holocaust.[2][3]

Running career

His personal best in the 100 metres was 10.6, in 1963.[1]

He won the Israeli Championship in the 100 metres in both 1964 and 1967, and in the 200 metres in 1964.[4]

He competed for Israel at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 25 in Athletics.[1] In the Men's 100 metres he came in 7th in Heat 5, with a time of 11.1.[1] He placed 64th out of 72 runners.[2] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8 (173 cm) and weighed 168 lbs (76 kg).[1]

Running administration

He was Chief of the Israeli delegation at the 2002 European Track and Field Championships.[5] He has been a member of the European Athletic Association's Development Committee, and the Veterans Committee of the International Association of Athletics Federation.[2]

He is now the Secretary of the Israeli Athletic Association, in Tel Aviv, Israel.[6]

References

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