Doron Shaziri | |
Native Name Lang: | Hebrew |
Birth Date: | 1967 2, df=yes |
Country: | Israel |
Sport: | Paralympic shooting |
Disability Class: | SH1[1] |
Coach: | Guy Starik |
Doron Shaziri (he|דורון שזירי; born 21 February 1967) is an Israeli Paralympic shooter.
thumb|left|2012 Paralympics Opening CeremonyIn 1987, Shaziri was working as an Israel Defense Forces recruit while patrolling the Israeli-Lebanon border, when he tried to rescue his comrades but was hit by a mine. After the incident, he was taken to a military hospital where he was given a prosthetic leg. In 1994, he realized that he was a good engineer, and established his own business in which he was constructed wheelchairs for injured vets.[2]
Shaziri was selected to be a flag bearer at the 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony;[2] he also won a silver medal at these games.[3] Prior to the London Paralympics, he also won silver and bronze medals in such competitions as the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, and 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.[4]