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in Tel Aviv, Israel, he won the 1500 metres and 5000 metres Gold Medals on successive days, and two days later set an
Israeli All-comers' record at 1500 metres. Espir's winning times in the 1981 Maccabiah 1500 metres and 5000 metres finals remain, as at January 2023, the current Maccabiah Games
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champion both indoors and outdoors, and had already represented his country at senior international level. As a 21-year-old in 1980, he ran
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won the bronze medal as a member of the Great
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