Shoshana Sharabi Explained

Shoshana Sharabi
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair fencing
Disability:Polio
Birth Date:10 December 1950

Shoshana Sharabi (1950 - 2018) was an Israeli Paralympic athlete, wheelchair fencer and wheelchair basketball player. She won three gold medals, in foil and in wheelchair basketball.[1]

Biography

Shoshana Sharabi is left disabled by polio, which she contracted as a child.

At the 1968 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in Women's Novices Foil, and Women's Wheelchair Basketball. She won a bronze medal in Women's Club Throw D, and silver medal in Women's 4 x 40 meters Open. She also competed in Women's Slalom C.[2]

At the 1972 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal with the women's foil team and a silver medal in Women's Foil Individual.

References

  1. Web site: 28 January 2023. Shoshana Sharabi - IPC Athlete Profile. International Paralympic Committee.
  2. Web site: Athletics at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games - Women's Slalom C . db.ipc-services.org.