Tamar Metal

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameTamara "Tamar"•Metal (-Shumacher)
Used nameTamar•Metal
Original nameתמר•מיטל-שומכר
Born26 December 1933 in ? (POL)
Died14 July 2022
NOC Israel

Biography

Tamar Metal competed in the high jump and long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. She competed at the Maccabiah Games in the 1950s, winning three long jump medals. Metal also played basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv and was on the Israeli national team. She eventually became a basketball coach in Israel.

Personal Bests: HJ – 1.50 (1952); LJ – 5.34 (1952).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Athletics ISR Tamar Metal
High Jump, Women (Olympic) 17
Long Jump, Women (Olympic) 29 r1/2