Zvi Potashnik
Israeli wheelchair basketball player
About Zvi Potashnik
Zvi Potashnik was an Israeli wheelchair basketball player.
Zvi Potashnik is a former wheelchair basketball player for Israel.
Potashnik was born in Haifa and was among the first members of the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled, competing in wheelchair basketball, swimming and table tennis. He was a member of the national wheelchair basketball team from 1960 to 1976.
A member of the Israeli delegation to the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1962, Potashnik won silver medal in 50 meter breaststroke. At the 1968 Summer Paralympics he was a member of the gold medal-winning wheelchair basketball team.
In 1967 he was a founding member of a sports club for disabled athletes in Kiryat Sprinzak.
Potashnik married Paralympic athlete Malka Halfon.
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Who was Zvi Potashnik?
Israeli wheelchair basketball player
When was Zvi Potashnik born?
Zvi Potashnik was born in Haifa.
What was Zvi Potashnik's occupation?
Zvi Potashnik was a wheelchair basketball player.
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Zvi Potashnik was Israeli.
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