Zohar Sharon
Zohar Sharon (Hebrew: זוהר שרון, born 1952) is a blind Israeli golfer who won titles in Israel as well as Europe. He is also a former Paralympic goalball player who competed for Israel at three Summer Paralympic Games.
Biography
[edit]Zohar Sharon lost his sight in a chemical accident while serving in the Israel Defense Forces. Following the accident, Sharon began art therapy. He went on to study painting at the prestigious Avni Institute of Art in Tel Aviv and produced work of impressive quality. He was also a member of the national goalball team and participated in the 1980, 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics.
In 2003, he won the World Invitational blind golf tournament in Scotland.[1] His first real domestic success came in a doubles tournament in which he won with a top Ethiopian golfer, Israel's only Ethiopian golfer,[2] Asher Iyasu.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Handler, Judd. "Out of Sight!". San Diego Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
- ^ קופר וכליפא זכו באליפות ישראל לזוגות (in Hebrew). One.co.il. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
- ^ זוהר שרון, עיוור, זכה באליפות ישראל בגולף (in Hebrew). Walla!. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Israeli male goalball players
- Israeli male golfers
- Israeli blind people
- Paralympic goalball players for Israel
- Goalball players at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Goalball players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Goalball players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople with visual impairment
- Parasports competitors
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Jewish golfers
- 20th-century Israeli sportsmen