Smadar Tzur | |
Sport: | Para swimming Wheelchair basketball |
Smadar Tzur (Hebrew: סמדר צור) is a former Israeli Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player.
Tzur grew up in Ma'agan Michael and in 1977 was severely injured by a motorboat, causing one of her legs to be amputated.[1] She was active in ILAN's disabled sports programs and was a member of the wheelchair basketball teams in Jerusalem and Haifa.[2]
Tzur participated in the 1984 Summer Paralympics as a member of the national women's wheelchair basketball team.[3]
At the 1988 Summer Paralympics Tzur competed in wheelchair basketball and in para swimming. She won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m Butterfly A2 tournament and a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke A2 tournament.[4]