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Smadar Tzur

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Smadar Tzur
Sport
Country Israel
SportPara swimming
Wheelchair basketball
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 1 1
Representing  Israel
Paralympic swimming
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100 m Butterfly A2[1]
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 100 m Breaststroke A2[2]
Wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place 1984 Stoke Mandeville Women's tournament

Smadar Tzur (Hebrew: סמדר צור) is a former Israeli Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player.

Tzur grew up in Ma'agan Michael and in 1977 was severely injured by a motorboat, causing one of her legs to be amputated.[3] She was active in ILAN's disabled sports programs and was a member of the wheelchair basketball teams in Jerusalem and Haifa.[4]

Tzur participated in the 1984 Summer Paralympics as a member of the national women's wheelchair basketball team.[5]

At the 1988 Summer Paralympics Tzur competed in wheelchair basketball and in para swimming. She won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m Butterfly A2 tournament and a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke A2 tournament.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Womens 100 M Butterfly A2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ^ "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Womens 100 M Breaststroke A2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ "סמדר צור - גם בה פגעה סירה, חדשות, 16 ביולי 1987". JPress (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ^ "סמדר צור הכוכבת של איל"ן חיפה, מעריב, 22 במרץ 1984". JPress (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ^ "כדורסלני ישראל בראש הבית המוקדם לאחר נצחון על ספרד, מעריב, 26 ביולי 1984". JPress (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  6. ^ "Semadar Zor". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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