Shoshana Sharabi

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.[7]

Shoshana Sharabi
Personal information
Born(1950-12-10)10 December 1950
Died1 October 2018(2018-10-01) (aged 67)
Sport
Country Israel
SportParalympic athletics
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair fencing
DisabilityPolio
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 3 2 1
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Wheelchair fencing
Gold medal – first place1968 Tel AvivNovices foil[1]
Gold medal – first place1972 HeidelbergFoil team[2]
Silver medal – second place1972 HeidelbergFoil individual[3]
Paralympic athletics
Silver medal – second place1968 Tel Aviv4x40m relay open[4]
Bronze medal – third place1968 Tel AvivClub throw D[5]
Wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv Wheelchair baksetball[6]

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.[8]

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. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Wheelchair Fencing - Womens Novices Foil". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  2. "RResults Archive - Heidelberg 1972 - Wheelchair Fencing - Womens Foil Team". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  3. "Results Archive - Heidelberg 1972 - Wheelchair Fencing - Womens Foil Individual". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  4. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Womens 4X40 M Open". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  5. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Womens Club Throw D". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  6. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Wheelchair Basketball - Womens Tournament". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  7. "Shoshana Sharabi - IPC Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 28 January 2023.
  8. "Athletics at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games - Women's Slalom C". db.ipc-services.org.
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