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| Born | (1936-09-20)September 20, 1936 Haifa, Palestine | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 27, 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
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Ami Shelef (עמי שלף; September 20, 1936 – December 24, 1988) was an Israeli basketball player and coach. He played the center position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.
Biography
Shelef was born in Haifa, Palestine, and was 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall.
He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League for Hapoel Givat Brenner and Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Shelef competed for the Israeli national basketball team. 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).
Later, Shelef was a physical education teacher in Be'er Sheva, and coached Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Tel Aviv. His sons Uri Shelef and Gur Shelef also played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.
He died of cancer at 52 years of age.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ami SHELEF (ISR)". fiba.com.
- "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
- Asian Games medalists in basketball
- Basketball players at the 1966 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Israel
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- 20th-century Israeli sportsmen