Israel Even-Zahav Explained

Birth Date:12 August 1946
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Israel Even-Zahav (Hebrew: ישראל אבן-זהב; 12 August 1946 – 2 June 2024) was an Israeli Paralympic athlete.

Even-Zahav was affected by polio at a young age.[1] In the 1960s he began practicing athletics, archery and wheelchair basketball at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled in Ramat Gan.

A member of the national delegation to the 1964 Summer Paralympics, Even-Zahav finished fifth in the discus throw competition and was a member of the gold medal-winning wheelchair basketball team. He was also a member of the wheelchair basketball team in the 1968 Summer Paralympics, also winning a silver medal in athletics (Discus throw) and taking part in shot put, club throw and archery competitions.[2]

Even-Zahav was a civil engineer and an accessibility consultant to the Standards Institute of Israel.[1] [3] He also chaired the accessibility committee in the non-profit Israeli Human Rights Organization of People With Disabilities.[4]

Even-Zahav married fellow athlete Neora Helsinger in 1967. He died on 2 June 2024, at the age of 77.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: תביעה ייצוגית: לאשר ביטוח סיעודי לבעלי מוגבלויות. 2023-12-23. Haaretz. he.
  2. Web site: Israel Even-Sahav. 2023-12-23. International Paralympic Committee . en.
  3. Web site: פרטי ועדה. 2023-12-23. sii.org.il. he.
  4. Web site: תג נכה חדש. 2023-12-23. aisrael.or. he.
  5. Web site: הוועד הפראלימפי הישראלי וההתאחדות הישראלית לספורט נכים, משתתפים בצערה של משפחת אבן זהב על פטירתו של ישראל אבן זהב ז"ל. ישראל היה חבר הנהלה וספורטאי פראלימפי שזכה ב3 מדליות במשחקים הפראלימפיים: . Israel Paralympic Committee on Facebook . 10 June 2024 . 2 June 2024.