Yehuda Zadok
Personal information
Native nameיהודה צדוק
Born (1958-12-29) December 29, 1958
Israel
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
Sport
Country Israel
SportTrack
Event(s)long-distance runner; specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase
College teamSanta Monica College
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Yehuda Zadok (also "Tzadok"; יהודה צדוק; born December 29, 1958) is an Israeli former Olympic runner.[1][2][3] He set Israeli records in the 3000 metre race in 1980, and in the 3000 metre steeplechase in 1984. At the 1981 Maccabiah Games, he won the 10,000 metres race.[4]

Zadok was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[5]

Running career

His personal best in the 3000 metre race is an Israeli record 8:09.0 which he ran in 1980, and his personal best in the 3000 metre steeplechase was an Israeli record 8:35.41, in 1984.[1][5][6]

He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 25.[1] In the Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase he came in 9th in Heat 3 with a time of 8:42.28.[1] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall and weighed 143 pounds (65 kg).[1]

In 1985 and 1986 he attended and ran track for Santa Monica College, coming in second at the 1985 Metropolitan Conference Championships, in Pacific Palisades, with a time of 20:51 in the four-mile cross-country race.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Yehuda Zadok Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ↑ "IAAF: Yehuda Tzadok - Profile". iaaf.org.
  3. ↑ "Yehuda ZADOK - Olympic Athletics - Israel". olympic.org. 13 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Full text of "The Jerusalem Post Magazine, 1981, Israel, English"".
  5. 1 2 ""Tzadok, Yehuda"".
  6. ↑ "Israeli Athletic Association - Israel Records". iaa.co.il.
  7. ↑ Ripton, Ray (7 November 1985). "Language Barrier Is His Biggest Hurdle: Tanzanian Runner Finds Hope, Hard Work at Santa Monica College". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ↑ Ortega, John (18 May 1986). "Ingram, Alone Among Valley Runners, Wins at Junior College Championships". Los Angeles Times.
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