Debra Marcus

Debra Marcus
Personal information
Birth nameDebra Turner
NationalityIsraeli
Sport
Country Israel
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Israel
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok 100 m

Debra Marcus is a British-born Israeli sprinter.

Debra (Devora) Marcus won a gold medal in the 1966 Bangkok Asian Games in the 200 metres.[1][2][3] She was one of a series of athletes who won medals at this event. Upon their return to Israel, the athletes received a warm reception from then Prime Minister Levi Eshkol.[4]

  1. ^ "Asian Games". GBR athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ^ Israel Directory. Miksam Limited. 2003. p. 85. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ Maccabi World Review. Maccabi World Union. 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ Sport, Politics and Society in the Land of Israel: Past and Present, edited by Yair Galily and Amir Ben-Porat