Miriam Kara (מרים קארה; born December 3, 1938) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast. She was born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

and is Jewish."Kara, Miriam"
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Gymnastics career

Kara competed for

Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 23 competitors, 17 men and 6 women, took part in 28 events in 7 sports. Results by event Athletics Cycling Two cyclists, both men, represented Israel in 1960. Fencing Two s ...

in Rome, Italy, in gymnastics at the age of 21. In the Women's Individual All-Around she came in tied for 86th out of 124 gymnasts, in the Women's Floor Exercise she came in 83rd, in the Women's Horse Vault she came in 108th, in the Women's Uneven Bars she came in 68th, and in the Women's Balance Beam she came in 84th. When she competed in the Olympics she was tall and weighed . At the

1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 15th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held on July 3–8, 1962 in Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia, this being the 3rd time that Prague hosted these championships. These were the last championships China competed in until 19 ...

Kara came in 83rd overall as the Israeli team came in 15th overall, and at the

1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation ...

she came in 103rd as the Israeli team came in 16th.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kara, Miriam Israeli female artistic gymnasts Living people Olympic gymnasts for Israel Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics 1938 births Sportspeople from Jerusalem