About Olga Winterberg
Lived 1922 – 2010 (aged 88). Olga Winterberg was an Israeli athletics competitor.
Olga Winterberg (; May 3, 1922 – 2010) was an Israeli Olympian in the discus throw. She was the first woman to represent Israel at the Olympics. Winterberg was the Israel Women's Champion in the Discus Throw in 1960, and 1962-64.
She was born and raised in the Czechoslovakia, moved to Israel, and was Jewish.
Discus throwing career Winterberg competed for Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki at the age of 30.
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Who was Olga Winterberg?
Israeli athletics competitor (1922-2010)
When was Olga Winterberg born?
Olga Winterberg was born on 3 May 1922 in Czechoslovakia.
When did Olga Winterberg die?
Olga Winterberg died on 15 December 2010.
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Olga Winterberg was an athletics competitor.
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Olga Winterberg was Israeli.
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