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Yehuda Zadok

Yehuda Zadok is a former Israeli runner who set national records and competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

born 1958Israeli 3000 metre steeplechase recordCompeting at the 1984 Olympics1981 Maccabiah 10,000 metres win

Born: 29 December 1958, Israel
Occupation: athletics competitor
Education: Santa Monica College

Yehuda Zadok was born in 1958 in Israel

Yehuda Zadok was born in Israel on December 29, 1958. He trained with Hapoel Bialik and studied physical education at Ohalo College. In 1984 he lived on Kibbutz Degania Bet.

Zadok won Israeli titles in middle distance, long distance, cross-country and half marathon running. He set Israeli records in the 3000 metre race in 1980 and in the 3000 metre steeplechase several times from 1979. In 1981 he won the 10,000 metres at the 11th Maccabiah Games with a Maccabiah record.

In 1984 he set an Israeli steeplechase record of 8:35.41 in Turku, Finland, which was later broken by Itai Magidi. That year he ran the steeplechase at the Los Angeles Olympics and finished 9th in his heat. He trained under Amnon Gur at Hapoel Kfar Saba.

In 1985 and 1986 he ran track for Santa Monica College in the United States. He placed second at the 1985 Metropolitan Conference Championships in a four-mile cross-country race.

Milestones in Yehuda Zadok's life

1958
Born in Israel.
1979
Won the Israeli 10,000 metres title and set his first national steeplechase record.
1980
Set an Israeli record of 8:09.0 in the 3000 metres.
1981
Won the 10,000 metres at the 11th Maccabiah Games.
1984
Set an Israeli steeplechase record of 8:35.41 and competed at the Los Angeles Olympics.
1985
Began running for Santa Monica College.