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Miriam Kara

Miriam Kara is an Israeli former artistic gymnast who represented Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

born 1938Gymnastics at the 1960 Olympics1962 and 1966 World Championships

Miriam Kara
Born
3 December 1938, Jerusalem
Occupation
artistic gymnast

Miriam Kara was born in 1938 in Jerusalem

Miriam Kara was born on December 3, 1938, in Jerusalem. She is Jewish.

Three weeks before the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Kara was hurt in a road accident in Rome along with fellow gymnasts. She still competed at the Games. She placed tied for 86th of 124 in the individual all-around, 68th on the uneven bars, 83rd in the floor exercise, 84th on the balance beam and 108th in the vault.

At the 1962 World Championships in Prague, she placed 83rd in the individual all-around and the Israeli team placed 15th. At the 1966 World Championships in Dortmund, she placed 103rd and the team placed 16th.

Milestones in Miriam Kara's life

  1. 1938

    Born in Jerusalem.

  2. 1960

    Injured in a road accident in Rome weeks before the Olympics.

  3. 1960

    Competed for Israel in gymnastics at the Rome Olympics.

  4. 1962

    Placed 83rd in the all-around at the World Championships in Prague.

  5. 1966

    Placed 103rd in the all-around at the World Championships in Dortmund.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Miriam Kara and Hebrew Wikipedia, מרים קארה, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: David Eldan, Public domain

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