Themis Zambrzycki (married name Glatman) (born October 20, 1960) is a retired Brazilian multi-sport athlete and tennis player.
She was the 1976 South American Junior Champion in the long jump, shot put and pentathlon, plus the silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles. In 1977 she competed at the senior level South American Championships, taking silver in the hurdles, long jump and pentathlon. In 1979, she won the long jump and pentathlon, with a silver in the shot put.
She competed for Brigham Young University from 1978–80, winning the AIAW National Championship in the outdoor Pentathlon all three years and indoor champion in 1980. During her years in the United States, she also competed in the national championships, placing in the pentathlon all three years, winning in 1980.
Along with many track and field athletes of the day, she was an athlete/actress in the 1982 released film Personal Best.
As money making opportunities for track and field athletes, particularly female athletes, were rare, she changed her focus to professional tennis, making it to the WTA tour by 1986.
Athletics career Representing 1975South American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndPentathlon3790 pts1976South American Junior Championships Maracaibo, Venezuela2nd100 m hurdles14.501stLong jump5.99 m1stShot put11.89 m1stPentathlon4124 pts1977South American Championships Montevideo, Uruguay2nd100 m hurdles14.76 s2ndLong jump5.49 m2ndPentathlon3856 pts1979South American Championships Bucaramanga, Colombia1stLong jump6.03 m2ndShot put13.84 m1stPentathlon4117 pts
Personal bests Outdoor Long jump – 6.39 metres (Tempe 1980)
ITF finals Singles (1–1) Legend $10,000 tournaments ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 6 March 1988 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Nicolette Rooimans 2–6, 7–5, 6–1Loss 2. 19 June 1988 Madeira, Portugal Hard Siobhán Nicholson 6–1, 4–6, 6–8
Doubles (2–6) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. 28 July 1985 Columbus, United States Clay Alison Winston Karen Deed Stephanie Savides 2–6, 2–6Loss 2. 13 April 1986 Adelaide, Australia Grass Brenda Perry Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson 2–6, 1–6Loss 3. 16 June 1986 Fayetteville, United States Hard Digna Ketelaar Carin Bakkum Manon Bollegraf 3–6, 6–7(3)Loss 4. 20 October 1986 Saga, Japan Grass Marianne van der Torre Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo 2–6, 3–6Win 5. 29 June 1987 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Carin Bakkum Lucila Becerra Maluca Llamas 6–3, 6–4Loss 6. 7 November 1988 Jaffa, Israel Hard Colette Sely Ilana Berger Hagit Ohayon 3–6, 4–6Win 7. 12 June 1989 Algarve, Portugal Hard Ingelise Driehuis Robyn Field Michelle Anderson 6–2, 4–6, 6–0Loss 8. 3 June 1990 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Lucila Becerra Jean Lozano Lupita Novelo 3–6, 6–4, 1–6
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