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'''Maya Kalle-Bentzur''' (also "Cale-Benzoor"; מאיה בן צור-קלה; born September 5, 1958) is an Israeli former Olympic runner and [[long jump]]er.<ref name="sports-reference.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/maya-kalle-bentzur-1.html|title=Maya Kalle-Bentzur Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=sports-reference.com}}</ref><ref name="jewsinsports.org">[http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=612 "Benzoor, Maya"]</ref>
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'''Maya Kalle-Bentzur''' (also "Cale-Benzoor"; מאיה בן צור-קלה; born September 5, 1958) is an Israeli former Olympic runner and [[long jump]]er.<ref name="sports-reference.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/maya-kalle-bentzur-1.html|title=Maya Kalle-Bentzur Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=sports-reference.com}}</ref><ref name="jewsinsports.org">[http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=612 "Benzoor, Maya"]</ref> She set the Israeli indoor long jump record (6.13 metres). Kalle-Bentzur was a medalist at the [[1973 Maccabiah Games]], and at the [[1981 Maccabiah Games]] she won the [[gold medal]] in the long jump.


She was born in Israel, and is Jewish.<ref name="jewsinsports.org"/>
She was born in Israel, and is Jewish.<ref name="jewsinsports.org"/>


==Education==
==Education==
Kalle-Bentzur has a [[B.Ed.]] in [[Physical Education]] from [[Northern Arizona University]] (1984), where she set the school outdoor long jump record at 20' 6" (6.10 metres), NAU records in both the women's indoor and outdoor long (20' 6".00) and [[triple jump]]s (41' 3".75), and 40' 5".00 in the indoor triple jump.<ref name="nauathletics.com">{{cite web|url=http://nauathletics.com/information/halloffame/bios/benzoor|title=1989 NAU Athletic Hall of Fame Class - Northern Arizona|publisher=nauathletics.com}}</ref> She placed third in the triple jump at the 1984 NCAA Championship meet.<ref name="nauathletics.com"/> In 1989 she was inducted into the NAU Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name="nauathletics.com"/>
Kalle-Bentzur has a [[B.Ed.]] in [[Physical Education]] from [[Northern Arizona University]] (1984), where she set the school outdoor long jump record at 20' 6" (6.10 metres), NAU records in both the women's indoor and outdoor long (20' 6".00) and [[triple jump]]s (41' 3".75), and 40' 5".00 in the indoor triple jump.<ref name="nauathletics.com">{{cite web|url=http://nauathletics.com/information/halloffame/bios/benzoor|title=1989 NAU Athletic Hall of Fame Class - Northern Arizona|publisher=nauathletics.com}}</ref> She placed third in the triple jump at the [[1984 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] meet.<ref name="nauathletics.com"/> In 1989 she was inducted into the NAU Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name="nauathletics.com"/>


She also has a Diploma in [[Physiotherapy]] Studies from [[Wingate Institute]] (1981), a Master’s Degree in Sport Injury Rehabilitation from [[Georgia State University]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] (1990), and a PhD in Welfare and Health Studies from [[Haifa University]].<ref name="googleusercontent.com">{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:h7zRvAV-ZJIJ:www.athenawomen.org.il/en/team/dr-maya-kalle-ben-tzur/%20&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Dr. Maya Kalle-Ben Tzur - אתנה|publisher=athenawomen.org.il}}</ref> She was an [[NCAA]] [[All American]] in 1984.<ref name="googleusercontent.com"/><ref name="jewsinsports.org"/>
She also has a Diploma in [[Physiotherapy]] Studies from [[Wingate Institute]] (1981), a Master’s Degree in Sport Injury Rehabilitation from [[Georgia State University]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] (1990), and a PhD in Welfare and Health Studies from [[Haifa University]].<ref name="googleusercontent.com">{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:h7zRvAV-ZJIJ:www.athenawomen.org.il/en/team/dr-maya-kalle-ben-tzur/%20&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Dr. Maya Kalle-Ben Tzur - אתנה|publisher=athenawomen.org.il}}</ref> She was an [[NCAA]] [[All American]] in 1984.<ref name="googleusercontent.com"/><ref name="jewsinsports.org"/>

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Maya Kalle-Bentzur
Personal information
Birth nameמאיה בן צור-קלה
Nationality Israel
Born (1958-09-05) September 5, 1958 (age 66)
Sport
SportTrack & field
Event(s)100 metre dash; long jump; triple jump
College teamNorthern Arizona University
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 metre dash: 12.19 (1977)
  • long jump: 6.27 (1984)

Maya Kalle-Bentzur (also "Cale-Benzoor"; מאיה בן צור-קלה; born September 5, 1958) is an Israeli former Olympic runner and long jumper.[1][2] She set the Israeli indoor long jump record (6.13 metres). Kalle-Bentzur was a medalist at the 1973 Maccabiah Games, and at the 1981 Maccabiah Games she won the gold medal in the long jump.

She was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[2]

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Kalle-Bentzur has a B.Ed. in Physical Education from Northern Arizona University (1984), where she set the school outdoor long jump record at 20' 6" (6.10 metres), NAU records in both the women's indoor and outdoor long (20' 6".00) and triple jumps (41' 3".75), and 40' 5".00 in the indoor triple jump.[3] She placed third in the triple jump at the 1984 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships meet.[3] In 1989 she was inducted into the NAU Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]

She also has a Diploma in Physiotherapy Studies from Wingate Institute (1981), a Master’s Degree in Sport Injury Rehabilitation from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia (1990), and a PhD in Welfare and Health Studies from Haifa University.[4] She was an NCAA All American in 1984.[4][2]

Running and long jump career

Her personal bests were 12.19 in the 100 metre dash (in 1977), and 6.27 metres in the long jump (in 1984).[1] She set the Israeli indoor long jump record (6.13 metres).[2]

Kalle-Bentzur was a medalist at the 1973 Maccabiah Games.[4] At the 1981 Maccabiah Games she won the gold medal in the long jump.[5]

Kalle-Bentzur competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California at the age of 25.[1] In the Women's 100 metres she came in 6th in Heat 5 with a time of 12.30 (missing qualifying for the next round by .04 seconds), and in the Women's Long Jump she came in 16th with a jump of 6.07 metres (missing qualifying for the next round by 0.12 metres).[1][6][2]

She won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the European Masters’ Championships in 2001.[4]

Career after the Olympics

Kalle-Bentzur worked as a physiotherapist and clinic manager in Phoenix, Arizona, and Atlanta, Georgia, and became the First Head of the Women’s Sports Committee, Maccabi Israel Center.[4] She is now the Deputy Manager of the Physiotherapy Department at Wingate Institute, and a Lecturer in the Physiotherapy Program at Haifa University.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Maya Kalle-Bentzur Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Benzoor, Maya"
  3. ^ a b c "1989 NAU Athletic Hall of Fame Class - Northern Arizona". nauathletics.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Dr. Maya Kalle-Ben Tzur - אתנה". athenawomen.org.il.
  5. ^ "Track and Field Results Maccabiah Games at Tel Aviv, July 13". UPI.
  6. ^ "At the Olympic Games: the Israeli Teams Tried Harder". JTA. 14 August 1984.
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