- Boaz Kremer
Boaz Kremer (born
January 12 ,1978 ) is anIsraeli wheelchair tennis player.Kremer was born in
1978 , paralyzed in his left arm and both legs. At the age of six he began practicingdisabled sports at theIsrael Sports Center for the Disabled . He was active inwheelchair basketball andwheelchair tennis , competing internationally with the latter. In2008 he was ranked 16th in the world. [ [http://www.iscd.com/?CategoryID=183&ArticleID=174 Kremer's life story at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled website] (Hebrew)] Alongside sports, Kremer also studiedmedicine atTel Aviv University , qualifying as aM.D. Towards the
2008 Paralympic Games , Kremer was chosen by the Israeli Paralympic Committee asShraga Weinberg 's partner in the wheelchair tennis doubles tournament. He competed in the singles event and was knocked out in the first round, [cite web |title=Schedule and Results - Wheelchair Tennis |publisher=The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad |year=2008 |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/WT.shtml |accessdate=2008-09-25] but he and Weinberg took silver in doubles. [cite web |title=Wheelchair Tennis Day 6 Review: Second Quad Doubles event in Paralympic history draws to a close |date=2008-09-14 |publisher=The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad |url=http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/wheelchairtennis/n214602073.shtml |accessdate=2008-09-25]Kremer is married and operates a business for providing scientific translation services.
References
External links
* [http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/players/player.asp?player=100081825 Kremer's profile] at the ITF tennis website
* [http://www.iscd.com/?CategoryID=183&ArticleID=174 Boaz Kremer] at theIsrael Sports Center for the Disabled website
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