Koby Lion Explained

Yaakov "Koby" Lion (Hebrew: יעקב "קובי" ליאון) is an Israeli paracyclist.

Career

After becoming permanently injured in Lebanon while serving in the Israel Defence Forces, Lion focused on his hand cycling abilities.[1] He competed for Team Israel at the 2010 European Handcycling Federation road race, where he won a bronze medal.[2] The following year, Lion placed second at the UCI Paracycling Road World Championships.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Lion completed the men's individual H1 time trial in 18:45.21 minutes, and his second race in 17:41.65 minutes, finishing with a silver medal.[4] Later, he won a silver medal at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup with a time of 26:31.65.[5] In 2016, Lion competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, but finished in sixth place with a time of 36:50.45 minutes.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lidman . Melanie . Tel Aviv rolls toward accessibility with new adaptive cycling center . December 10, 2019 . Times of Israel . July 28, 2016.
  2. News: Sports Shorts . December 10, 2019 . Haaretz . April 9, 2010 . At the European Handcycling Federation road race in Rosenau, handcyclists Nati Gruberg and Koby Lion each won bronze in their respective 44km divisions..
  3. Web site: Rohan adds another gold for Ireland . rte.ie . December 10, 2019 . September 9, 2011.
  4. Web site: Aharoni . Oren . Israel claims 3 more medals at Paralympics . ynetnews.com . December 10, 2019 . September 5, 2012.
  5. Web site: CANADIAN PARA-CYCLING TEAM OPENS UP ROAD WORLD CUP SEASON WITH FIVE MEDALS . cyclingcanada.ca . December 10, 2019 . June 6, 2015.
  6. News: Sinai . Allon . Paralympics: Israelis aiming for more medals in Rio . December 10, 2019 . Jerusalem Post . September 15, 2016.

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