Orna Ostfeld is an Israeli former basketball player and current basketball coach.

Early life and non-basketball activities

Ostfeld is Jewish, and was born in Jerusalem, Israel.

She is a graduate of Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport Sciences

Wingate Institute

The Wingate Institute is a sports training facility located south of Netanya, Israel, established in 1957. Named after Orde Wingate, the facility serves as the host facility for numerous Israeli national teams as well as a military training base....

, and is the first Jewish physical education

Physical education

Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....

 teacher to work in the Arab school in Taibe.

In 2003 she was elected a member of the Ramat Hasharon

Ramat Hasharon

Ramat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area...

 Municipality Council.

Player

Ostfeld played basketball in the Israel Super League, and for the Israeli National Women's Basketball Team.

As a player for Israel’s Maccabi Ramat Khen, Ostfeld was entered in the Guiness Book of World Records for scoring 108 points in a 221–21 team victory on November 17, 1981, the most-ever points scored in a women’s professional game.

Coach

As a basketball coach, during a seven-year period that began in 1998, Ostfeld guided the Anda Ramat HaSharon basketball team to four championships and Israel State Cup

Israel State Cup

The State Cup , is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israeli Football Association.The State Cup was first held in 1927–28 as the Palestine Cup...

 basketball titles.

Other basketball activities

In 1986, she founded the women’s basketball team in Ramat Hasharon. Ostfeld is also one of the founders of the Ramat HaSharon Sports Association.

In 2004, her advocacy for increased funding and media coverage of women’s sports led the Israeli High Court of Justice to order that the Union of Local Authorities fund women’s sports associations at a rate of 1.5 times the sum allocated to equivalent men’s sport associations.

Ostfeld is a board member of the Israel Basketball Federation.

Honors

Ostfeld was awarded the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

’s European Women and Sport Award in 2005 “As a player, administrator, and coach”, recognizing her dedication to and advancement of women's sports in Israel. It was awarded to five women from five continents, for their contribution and promotion of women’s sport.

Ostfeld received the Pillar of Achievement Award from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....

in 2009.