fullname updated birth_place discipline birth_date role article_title name
leah goldstein april 12 , 2009 vancouver , british columbia , canada road 04 february 1969 rider leah goldstein
 leah goldstein
leah goldstein

leah goldstein -lrb- born february 4 , 1969 in vancouver , british columbia , canada -rrb- is a professional israeli road racing cyclist .
born in canada , goldstein was raised in israel .
she spent 9 years in the israeli commandos and secret police .
a natural athlete she won the 1989 world bantamweight kickboxing championship , and was israel 's duathlon champion .
however , during her cycling career she has had some bad luck .
shortly before the 2004 olympics , she broke her hand in a race in pennsylvania .
and then in 2005 , after winning 9 of her first 11 races she was involved in a horrific crash during the cascade classic that almost ended her career .
in 2011 , leah won the women 's solo category of race across america -lrb- raam -rrb- , breaking the previous record by 12 hours .
