Beatie Deutsch
Deutsch winning the 2019 Tiberias Marathon
Personal information
Native nameברכה דויטש
Birth nameBeatrice Rabin
Full nameBeatrice Rose Deutsch
NicknameSpeedy Beatie[1]
NationalityIsraeli / US
Born (1989-08-29) August 29, 1989[2]
Washington, DC, USA
Home townPassaic, New Jersey
AgentCoachella Media[3]
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)[4]
WebsiteBeatieDeutsch.com
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportRunning
Event(s)Marathon, half marathon, 15K run, 10,000 metres, 10K run
ClubJerusalem Second Wind Running Club[5]
Coached byEtti and Yoram Einar[5]
Achievements and titles
National finals
  • 2018 Half Marathon  Gold
  • 2019 Marathon  Gold
  • 2019 15Km  Silver
  • 2019 10,000 meters  Silver
Medal record
National Championships
Representing  Israel
Gold medal – first place 2018 Beit She'an Half Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tiberias Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2020Tiberias Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2021Tiberias Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2022Tiberias Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rishon LeZion15K run
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tel Aviv10,000 meters
Half Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tel Aviv Half Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2019 Jerusalem Half Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2019 Riga Half Marathon

Bracha “Beatie” Deutsch (ברכה דויטש; née Rabin; born August 29, 1989) is a Haredi American-Israeli marathon runner.[6][7][8][9] She has won the Tiberias Marathon and the Jerusalem Marathon, as well as the Israeli half-marathon and marathon national championships.[10]

Background

Deutsch was born in the United States, the oldest of five siblings, grew up in Passaic, New Jersey, and emigrated to Israel in 2008.[11][8][10] Her father is a doctor.[12] She has a master's degree in school counseling from Northeastern University ('12),[13] as well as a black belt in taekwondo.[14]

A Haredi woman, Deutsch lives in Har Nof, Jerusalem, with her husband Michael, a yeshiva teacher and computer science student whom she married in 2009, and their five children.[5][15][8][16][10] Before she put all her time into running, Deutsch worked full-time as a communication officer for an Olami international Jewish organization, which brings college students closer to religion and helps professionals get in touch with their roots by coming to Israel.[17]

Running career

2016–2017

Deutsch began running in 2016 at the age of 25. She runs in a long-sleeved top, below-the-knee skirt, and head scarf, and dedicates her runs to charitable causes.[18][8]

She ran her first marathon at the Tel Aviv Marathon in 2016 after taking up running only four months earlier. Deutsch finished sixth, with a time of 3:27:26.[19]

At the 2017 Tel Aviv Marathon, while seven months pregnant, Deutsch finished with a time of 4:08:16.[20]

2018

In March 2018, Deutsch was the first placed Israeli in the Jerusalem Marathon and the sixth place overall,[21] with a time of 3:09:50, setting a course record for Israeli female runners. Later that year she won the Israel Half Marathon Championship in Beit She'an, with a time of 1:19:53 hours.[22]

2019

At the Israeli National Championships Marathon in Tiberias, Deutsch won first place with a time of 2:42:18, the fifth-best result of all time for female Israeli runners.[4][21]

In May, Deutsch ran her first international race, winning the Riga half marathon, in 1 hour 17 minutes and 34 seconds.[23] In September of that year, Deutsch ran in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon and finished in the 8th place.[21]

Deutsch trained for the 2020 Olympics.[24] She qualified for the Olympics, ranking as one of the top 80 women runners in the world. However, when the Tokyo Olympics was postponed due to COVID-19, the women's marathon moved from a Sunday to a Saturday.[12] She tried to appeal the decision that moved that race to Shabbat, so she could compete without transgressing her religious beliefs.[12] However, the IOC declined her request.[14] And, in April 2020, runners had to requalify for an Olympic spot; while Deutsch ran a personal record of 2:31:39 in England, she did not make the cutoff.[25]

2020

In the Tiberias Marathon held in January 2020, Deutsch won a gold medal and finished in fourth place overall and first place for women[21] with a new personal best of 2:32:25. In the Miami Half-marathon, she won a gold medal with a time of 1:16:49.

2021

At the Cheshire Elite Marathon in the United Kingdom, Deutsch improved her personal marathon record to 2:31:39 and arriving in the 5th place.[21][26] This year, at the Israeli Athletics Championships, Deutsch participated in the 800 meters race and came in third place, achieving a personal record of 02:10.80.

2022

Deutsch won the women's category of the Tiberias Marathon for the fourth consecutive time in December 2022 with a time of 2:41:20. [27]

Image

In June 2021, Deutsch was included by the sports clothing manufacturer Adidas along with the Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova, the Indian short distance runner Hima Das, the South African rugby player Siya Kolisi and the NBA star Damian Lillard, in a campaign entitled "Impossible is Nothing."[14][25]

References

  1. ↑ "Speedy Beatie". B'nai B'rith International. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. ↑ Pace, Julie (2019-08-29). "Jewish Insider's Daily Kickoff: August 29, 2019". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  3. ↑ "Web Design, Seo, & Social Media Experts Coachella Media". Coachellamedia.com. 2019-12-06. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  4. 1 2 Halickman, Joshua (2019-09-28). "Marathon mom Beatie Deutsch is opening the eyes of the Israeli public". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  5. 1 2 3 "Speedy Beatie: Israel's first female Haredi marathon runner". Ynet. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  6. ↑ Landis, Pinchas. "Marathon Mother. Fastest Lady In Israel". Beatie Deutsch. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  7. ↑ "Fastest woman in Israel is religious U.S.-born mother of five". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Beatie Deutsch Is Setting Records and Shattering Expectations". Runners World. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  9. ↑ Marcy Oster. "Haredi mother of 5 may have to give up her Olympic dream". Israel National News. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  10. 1 2 3 Pace, Julie (2019-05-24). "Haredi mother of 5 marathon champion Beatie Deutsch is running for a cause". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  11. ↑ "Beatie Deutsch: from non-runner to Israel's national marathon champion in three years". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  12. 1 2 3 "Charedi Marathon Runner Beatie Deutsch Sets Her Sights on Olympics"
  13. ↑ "Business briefs 9.7.12," Arizona Jewish Post.
  14. 1 2 3 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish marathoner from North Jersey shatters stereotypes on road to Olympics. NorthJersey.com
  15. ↑ Leichman, Abigail Klein. "Top female Israeli Jerusalem Marathoner is religious mom". Israel21c. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  16. ↑ "Marathon Mother 'Speedy Beatie'". Jewish Journal. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  17. ↑ Halickman, Joshua (2019-01-31). "Bracha "Beatie" Deutsch is beating odds, running down the competition". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  18. ↑ "Strictly Orthodox mother of five is fastest Israeli athlete in Jerusalem Marathon". The JC. January 22, 2019.
  19. ↑ "מבט למרוץ". raceview.net. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  20. ↑ Talia, Lakritz. "This woman ran a marathon while 7 months pregnant with her 5th kid â€" and she dominated". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 Marathon Results of Beatie Deutsch
  22. ↑ "Speedy Beatie: Israel's first female Haredi marathon runner". Ynet. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  23. ↑ "Haredi woman takes first place at Latvia marathon". Arutz7. May 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  24. ↑ "Speedy Beatie strikes again: Haredi athlete wins Tiberias Marathon". Ynet. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  25. 1 2 "Adidas chooses an American-Israeli Orthodox mom as the face of a new campaign". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  26. ↑ 186 - Beatie Deutsch
  27. ↑ "דוד טיאצ'ו אלוף ישראל ומרתון טבריה" [David Tiacho is the Tiberias marathon [men's] champion]. Sports-5 Israel (in Hebrew). 2022-12-09.
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