Gabi Teichner
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| Born | November 21, 1945 Afula, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1963–1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1963–1965 | Hapoel Beit Alfa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1974 | Hapoel Nir David | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1979 | Hapoel Gvat/Yagur | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Gabriel "Gabi" Teichner (גבי טייכנר; born November 21, 1945) is an Israeli former basketball player.[1][2] He spent his club career playing in the Israeli Premier League, and he also represented the Israeli national team.
Club career
[edit]Teichner, who is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall,[3] played at the center position.[1] During his club playing career, Teichner played 13 seasons in the Israeli Premier League, with the clubs Hapoel Beit Alfa, Hapoel Nir David, and Hapoel Gvat/Yagur.[4][5] He had a career scoring average of 15.8 points per game in the Israeli Premier League.
National team career
[edit]Teichner also played with the senior men's Israeli national team. He was a member of the Israeli teams that competed at the following major tournaments: the 1967 FIBA European Championship, the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1969 FIBA European Championship, the 1970 Asian Games, the 1971 FIBA European Championship, and the 1972 FIBA Pre-Olympic Tournament.[2][6]
At the 1969 Maccabiah Games, he played with the legendary Israeli player Tal Brody, on the gold-medal winning Israeli basketball team.[7] He also won a silver medal with Israel at the 1970 Asian Games.
Personal life
[edit]Teichner has lived in both Kibbutz Nir David, and Kibbutz Degania Bet, in Israel.[3][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ספסל- הבית של הכדורסל הישראלי - אינפורמציה, סטטיסטיקה וחדשות יומיות על כל השחקנים, הקבוצות והליגות". www.safsal-archive.co.il.
- ^ a b "Gabriel TEICHNER (ISR)". FIBA.com.
- ^ a b "כדורסלע - מילון הכדורסל השלם | זה א-ב של כדורסלע". www.cadursela.co.il.
- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | History | All-Time Player Points | Gabi Teichner". basket.co.il.
- ^ " |". Maariv. April 21, 1971.
- ^ "Gabi Teichner profile, European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 1968". FIBA.COM.
- ^ "U.S. FIVE IS UPSET BY ISRAEL, 74-70; Loss in Final Is First in Maccabiah Game History". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ^ "אוסף העיתונות הספרייה הלאומית". Maariv. March 18, 1979.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1945 births
- Asian Games medalists in basketball
- Asian Games silver medalists for Israel
- Basketball players at the 1969 Maccabiah Games
- Basketball players at the 1970 Asian Games
- Centers (basketball)
- Hapoel Gvat/Yagur B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Israeli men's basketball players
- Jewish basketball players
- Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
- Men's basketball players
- Maccabiah Games basketball players for Israel
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
- People from Degania Bet
- Sportspeople from Northern District (Israel)