Israel Even-Zahav
Personal information
Born(1946-08-12)12 August 1946
Sport
Country Israel
Sport
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 1 1
Representing  Israel
Summer Paralympic Games
Athletics
Silver medal – second place 1968 Tel Aviv Discus throw D[1]
Wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo wheelchair basketball[2]
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv wheelchair basketball[3]

Israel Even-Zahav (Hebrew: ישראל אבן-זהב) is a former Paralympic athlete from Israel.

Even-Zahav was affected by polio at a young age.[4] In the 1960s he began practicing in 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.[5]

Even-Zahav is a civil engineer and an accessibility consultant to the Standards Institute of Israel.[4][6] He also chaired the accessibility committee in the non-profit Israeli Human Rights Organization of People With Disabilities.[7]

He married fellow athlete Neora Helsinger in 1967 .

References

  1. ↑ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Mens Discus Throw D". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ↑ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Wheelchair Basketball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Wheelchair Basketball - Mens Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  4. 1 2 "תביעה ייצוגית: לאשר ביטוח סיעודי לבעלי מוגבלויות". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ↑ "Israel Even-Sahav". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  6. ↑ "פרטי ועדה". sii.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  7. ↑ "תג נכה חדש". aisrael.or (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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