Mark Ian Handelsman is a retired Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

.

He was born in Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

 in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. He competed for Israel at the 1983 World Championships without progressing from the heats. At the 1984 Olympic Games he competed in both 400 metres, 800 metres and 1500 metres without reaching the final.

His personal best time was 1.45.3 minutes, achieved in April 1981 in Stellenbosch.

External links