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Leah Goldstein

Leah Goldstein is a Canadian-Israeli road cyclist who won the 1989 World Bantamweight Kickboxing Championship and in 2021 became the first woman to win the overall solo division of the Race Across America.

born 1969Winning the Race Across America1989 world kickboxing titleIsraeli national cycling championshipsThe book No Limits

Born: 4 February 1969, Vancouver
Occupation: sport cyclist

Leah Goldstein was born in 1969 in Vancouver

Goldstein was born in Vancouver, Canada, in 1969 to Israeli parents. Her family immigrated to Israel, where she grew up.

She served for 9 years in the Israeli commandos and secret police. In 1989 she won the World Bantamweight Kickboxing Championship, and in 1998 she was Israel's duathlon champion.

She moved to Canada and raced internationally. She broke her hand in a race before the 2004 Olympics, and in 2005 a crash at the Cascade Classic kept her in hospital for two and a half months. She won the Israeli national road race and time trial titles in 2008 and 2009.

In 2011 she won the women's solo category of the Race Across America. In 2021 she won the overall solo division of the 3,000 mile race in 11 days, 3 hours and 3 minutes.

She wrote a book about her life titled No Limits. She lives in Vernon, British Columbia, and gives talks. In February 2024 she was removed as keynote speaker at an Ottawa International Women's Day event because of her time in the IDF.