Esther Roth-Shahamorov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Esther Roth-Shahamorov
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Apr 16, 1952(1952-04-16)
Age	72
Birthplace	Tel Aviv
Country	Israel
Birth City	Tel Aviv District
Horoscope	Aries

Esther Roth-Shahamorov Biography

Esther Roth-Shahamorov is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on April 16, 1952 in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel. Esther Roth-Shahamorov (Hebrew: Astr. rvT-SHHmvrvb born on 16 April 1952) is an former Israeli athletes in track and field. She excelled in 100-meter hurdles as well as in the 100-meter race.

Esther Shahamorov was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. She was married in 1973. was married Peter Roth, a gymnast who was her coach. She has one daughter, Yaron (born in 1974) who was a champion at national level in fencing, as well as one daughter Einat. After her retirement from competitive sports, she was a school teacher for sports.

She appears in the 1999 Oscar-winning documentary One Day in September in which she gave her impressions and feelings during the 1972 Munich Athletes hostages crisis.

In 1999, Roth was awarded the Israel Prize for sports.

Roth took the 100-meter hurdles during 1993 Maccabiah Games in 11.75; the 200-meter race at the 1997 Maccabiah Games in 24.03; the 100-meter hurdles during the same event in 13.50 as well as the long jump at during the 1968 Maccabiah Games with a 19-foot and 3/4 inch (5.81 meters) jump.

Esther Roth-Shahamorov Net Worth

Esther Roth-Shahamorov is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Israel. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Esther Roth-Shahamorov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Roth has won five gold medals as well as a silver medal at the two Asian Games. She was awarded gold medals in pentathlons and 100m hurdles and silver in the long jump in 1970 and three gold medals, in 200m, and 100m hurdles in 1974.

In 1972, at the Summer Olympics at Munich, Roth just barely missed the cutoff to compete in the finals of the 100-meter race. She was a finalist in the 100-meter hurdles semifinals however, she resigned from the Games along with the other members from the Israel Olympic team, following she was murdered along with her former trainer, Amitzur Shapira, and 10 other athletes from the Israeli team by Palestinian terrorists.

In 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where she was the Israeli flag-bearer, Roth became the first ever Israeli athlete to reach the finals in any Olympic event, and she is still the only Israeli Olympic finalist in track events, when she finished 6th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.04 seconds.

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Who is Esther Roth-Shahamorov Dating?

According to our records, Esther Roth-Shahamorov married to Peter Roth. As of December 1, 2023, Esther Roth-Shahamorov’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Esther Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. Esther Roth- Shahamorov celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.

Top Facts about Esther Roth-Shahamorov

1. 1. Esther Roth-Shahamorov was born April 16, 1952 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
2. She is an Ashkenazi Jewish former Israeli track and field athlete and specialized in the 100-meter hurdles and the 100-meter sprint.
3. She has a son, Yaron, who was a national champion in fencing, and a daughter, Einat.
4. At the 1972 Munich Olympics she was due to compete in the 100m sprint and 100m hurdles, but decided to withdraw after the terrorist hostage attack took place.
5. 1976 Montreal was the first time an Israeli athlete made it to an Olympic final, when Esther Roth finished 6th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.04 seconds.
6. She won the long jump in the 1969 Maccabiah Games with a 19-foot-3⁄4-inch (5.810-meter) jump.
7. She won the 100-meter race in the 1973 Maccabiah Games in 11.75, and the 100 m hurdles in 13.5 seconds.
8. Esther Roth held five Israeli national records, one of which is still a record.
9. She won five gold medals and one silver medal in two Asian Games.
10. She won the 200-meter race in the 1977 Maccabiah Games in 24.03, and the 100-meter hurdles in the same games in 13.50.
11. In 1999, she was awarded the Israel Prize for sports.
12. She gave her impressions and feelings during the 1972 Munich Athletes hostages crisis in the 1999 Oscar-winning documentary One Day in September.