1. Miriam Louise Marie Siderenski is a Congolese-born Israeli former Olympic runner.
10 Facts About Miriam Siderenski
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Miriam Siderenski was the Israeli Champion in the 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 metres.
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Miriam Siderenski was born in Belgian Congo, and is of Jewish descent.
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Miriam Siderenski's father was born in Poland, and studied medicine in Belgium.
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Miriam Siderenski studied physical education at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel.
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Miriam Siderenski married Yitzhak Katzenstein, has three children, and lives in Kfar Shmaryahu.
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Miriam Siderenski was the Israeli Champion in the 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 metres.
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In July 1964 Miriam Siderenski ran the 100 metre dash in 12.0, and lowered her 400-metre record from 59.2 to 47.6.
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Miriam Siderenski competed for Israel at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 22 in Athletics.
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Miriam Siderenski's coach was Amitzur Shapira, an Israeli sprinter and long jumper in the 1950s and a coach for the Israeli track and field team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, who was murdered by Palestinian terrorists in the Munich massacre.