Ami Shelef
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| Born | September 20, 1936 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 27, 1988 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
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Ami Shelef (Hebrew: עמי שלף; September 20, 1936 – December 24, 1988) was an Israeli basketball player and coach. He played the center position.[1] He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.
Biography
[edit]Shelef was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine. He was 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall.[2][1]
Sports career
[edit]Shelef played in the Israel Basketball Premier League for Hapoel Givat Brenner and Hapoel Tel Aviv.[3][4]
Shelef competed for the Israeli national basketball team.[5] He played in the 1961 European Championship for Men, 1963 European Championship for Men, 1965 European Championship for Men, and 1966 Asian Games Basketball Championship (winning a gold medal).[5]
After retiring as an active player, Shelef worked as a physical education teacher in Be'er Sheva, and coached Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Tel Aviv.[6] His sons Uri Shelef and Gur Shelef also played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.[7][8]
He died of cancer at 52 years of age.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "ספסל- הבית של הכדורסל הישראלי – אינפורמציה, סטטיסטיקה וחדשות יומיות על כל השחקנים, הקבוצות והליגות". safsal-archive.co.il.
- ↑ "ארכיון הפועל". m-hapoel.co.il.
- ↑ "Fall from Glory". The Jerusalem Post. December 20, 2006.
- ↑ "מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | כדורסל ישראלי | עונת 1958–59 | הפועל גבעת ברנר | עמי שלף". basket.co.il.
- 1 2 "Ami SHELEF (ISR)". fiba.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021.
- ↑ "כדורסלע – מילון הכדורסל השלם | זה א-ב של כדורסלע". cadursela.co.il.
- ↑ "אבל כבד בכדורסל הישראלי: אורי שלף נפטר". ONE – מספר אחד בספורט. March 29, 2015.
- ↑ "אורי שלף, מנהלה המקצועי של הפועל תל אביב, מת בגיל 43". Haaretz הארץ. March 29, 2015.
- 1936 births
- 1988 deaths
- Sportspeople from Haifa
- Mandatory Palestine sportsmen
- Israeli men's basketball players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. coaches
- Israeli basketball coaches
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Deaths from cancer in Israel
- Jews from Mandatory Palestine
- Basketball players at the 1966 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Israel
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- 20th-century Israeli sportsmen
- Asian Games gold medalists in basketball