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.jpg) Yasur at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Asaf Yasur אסף יסעור 17 April 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sharabi Martial Arts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yechiam Sharabi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World finals | (2021, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Asaf Yasur (Hebrew: אסף יסעור; born 17 April 2002) is an Israeli Paralympic champion and world champion para taekwondo athlete. He was world champion in both 2021 and 2023. He represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, and won the gold medal in the Men's 58 kg.
Early life
[edit]Yasur is from Jerusalem, Israel.[1] He lost both his hands at age 12. He was trying to retrieve a lost ball, when he was accidentally electrocuted by a high-voltage electric cable and suffered injuries that required amputation.[2][1]
Career
[edit]Yasur trains at the Sharabi Martial Arts club in Ramla, Israel, coached by Israeli trainer Yechiam Sharabi.[3]
2019–23
[edit]In 2019 Yasur gained his first international medal, achieving second place at the Mexico Para Taekwondo Open Championships.[4]
Yasur won the gold medal in the 2021 World Para-Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul.[5] After winning the 2023 World Para Taekwondo Championships in Mexico, Yasur qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6]
2024–present; Paris Paralympics championship
[edit]He won a gold medal for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, competing at 22 years of age.[1] He beat Turkey’s Ali Can Özcan 19-12 in the final of the men’s -58 kg weight class.[1] He said: "With everything my country is going through… this is the least I could do for my country," and that he hoped for the return of the hostages from Gaza, an end to the war, and for "all the soldiers to return home healthy and whole."[1]
Honors
[edit]Yasur and Olympic judo medalist Inbar Lanir jointly shared the honor of lighting the 2026 Maccabiah Games flame as the final torchbearers, officially opening the event.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Israeli Paralympics athlete wins gold medal in taekwondo," The Jewish Chronicle.
- ↑ "Israeli who lost both hands aged 13 takes gold at World Para Taekwondo Championships". timesofisrael.com.
- ↑ "From amputee to Israel's martial arts champion". Ynet.
- ↑ "Home happiness at Mexico Para Taekwondo Open". paralympic.org.
- ↑ "Israeli Para-Taekwondo athlete wins Grand Prix silver". israelhayom.com.
- ↑ "Israel first nation to register for World Para Taekwondo Championships". insidethegames.biz.
- ↑ "22nd Maccabiah Games open in Jerusalem as President Herzog hails 'display of Jewish strength'". i24NEWS. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
External links
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- Asaf Yasur at TaekwondoData.com
- Asaf Yasur at Olympics.com
- Asaf Yasur at The-Sports.org
- Asaf Yasur on Instagram
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Israeli male taekwondo practitioners
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic taekwondo practitioners for Israel
- Paralympic gold medalists for Israel
- Paralympic medalists in taekwondo
- Sportspeople from Jerusalem
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen
- Medalists at the European Para Championships
- Maccabiah Games torchbearers