Arieh Batun-Kleinstub

Arieh Batun-Kleinstub was born in 1933 in Tel Aviv

Arieh Batun-Kleinstub was born on 26 January 1933 in Tel Aviv. He grew up in the Nahalat Yitzhak neighborhood. He was formerly known as Bitan.

He trained from his youth with Maccabi North Tel Aviv under Tuvia Miorczyk. He studied at the physical education teachers college at the Wingate Institute. In the IDF he served as a physical training officer at Training Base 4.

He represented Israel at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and placed 35th in the high jump with 1.70 meters. In 1953 he set an Israeli record of 1.88 meters. He won the high jump at the Maccabiah Games in 1953 and 1957, and lit the torch at the 1957 opening ceremony.

He worked as a teacher for 25 years and for 20 years as a physical education supervisor in the Tel Aviv district. He married in 1954 and lives in Kfar Shmaryahu. In 2010 the Knesset gave him a lifetime achievement award in athletics and physical education.