Ami Shelef
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| Born | September 20, 1936 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 27, 1988 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | edit source]Shelef was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine. He was 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall.[2][1]
Sports career
[edit | edit source]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]
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- 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