Boaz Kramer

Boaz Kramer (Hebrew: בועז קרמר; born 12 January 1978) is an Israeli former professional wheelchair tennis player.

Boaz Kramer
Country (sports) Israel
Born (1978-01-12) 12 January 1978
Singles
Highest rankingNo.9 (2012)
Other tournaments
Paralympic GamesR1 (2008)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo.9 (2009)
Paralympic Games Silver Medal (2008)
Medal record
Wheelchair tennis
Representing  Israel
Summer Paralympics
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Quad doubles

Biography

Boaz Kramer was born partially paralyzed in his left arm and both legs. At the age of five he began practicing disabled sports at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled. He was active in wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis, competing internationally in tennis. Kramer also studied medicine at Tel Aviv University.

Kramer is married to Shirley Faitelson since 2008. He is a father of three children, Rommy (daughter), Suf (son) and Ofri (daughter).

Sports career

In 2012, Kramer was ranked 9th in the world in wheelchair tennis.[1]

Towards the 2008 Paralympic Games, Kramer was chosen by the Israeli Paralympic Committee as Shraga Weinberg's partner in the wheelchair tennis doubles tournament. He competed in the singles event and was eliminated by World Number 3 Nicolas Taylor,[2] In the doubles tournament he and Weinberg won silver.[3]

In 2012, Kramer together with Shraga Weinberg and Noam Gershony won the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup.

In the London 2012 Paralympic Games Kramer reached 1/4 Final, where he lost to World Number 1 David Wagner.

Since 2011 he has served as executive director of the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled, one of the largest Disabled Sport Facilities and programs in the world.

In 2012, Kramer was elected by the Israeli Globes Magazine as one of the 40 most prominent young CEOs in the country.

References
  1. Kramer's life story at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled website (Hebrew)
  2. "Schedule and Results – Wheelchair Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  3. "Wheelchair Tennis Day 6 Review: Second Quad Doubles event in Paralympic history draws to a close". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
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