Ahuva Kraus

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Ahuva Kraus
אהובה קריביצקי-קראוז.jpg
Kraus in 1954
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born1932
Rehovot
Died2009
Sport
Country Israel
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Israel
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Manila High jump

Ahuva Kraus-Kravitzky (1932–2009) was an Israeli female track and field athlete and basketball player. She won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1954 Asian Games.[1][2][3][4] She won with an Asian record mark of 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in).[5]

Born in Rehovot, she joined the local Hapoel sports club. She rose to the forefront of the national scene with an Israeli high jump record of 1.48 m (4 ft 10+1⁄4 in) in 1950. She won gold medals in that event at the Maccabiah Games in 1950 and 1953, as well as the title at the 1956 . She led her club's basketball section to a national championship and cup double in 1961.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Maccabi World Review. Maccabi World Union. 1966. p. 32. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ Israel (1957). Government Yearbook. p. 464. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ^ The Israel Yearbook. Israel Yearbook Publications. 1954. p. 242. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Asian Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ Sport: Yishuv to the Present. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  6. ^ מדליית זהב היסטורית במשחקי אסיה 54' הקופצת לגובה, אהובה קריביצקי קראוז, הלכה לעולמה Archived 2018-05-06 at the Wayback Machine. SportWeb. Retrieved 2018-05-05.


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