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Doron Shaziri
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Native name	דורון שזירי‎
Born	21 February 1967 (age 57)
Sport
Country	Israel
Sport	Paralympic shooting
Disability class	SH1
Coached by	Guy Starik
Medal record
Men's shooting para sport
Representing Israel
Paralympic Games
World Para Championships

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Doron Shaziri (Hebrew: דורון שזירי; born 21 February 1967) is an Israeli Paralympic shooter.

Early life

In 1987, Shaziri was working as an Israel Defense Forces recruit while patrolling the Israeli-Lebanon border, when he tried to rescue his comrades but was hit by a mine. After the incident, he was taken to a military hospital where he was given a prosthetic leg. In 1994, he realized that he was a good engineer, and established his own business in which he was constructed wheelchairs for injured vets.^[2]

Shooting career

Shaziri was selected to be a flag bearer at the 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony;^[2] he also won a silver medal at these games.^[3] Prior to the London Paralympics, he also won silver and bronze medals in such competitions as the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, and 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Shaziri Doron". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Marcus Dysch (September 6, 2012). "True grit of Israel's Paralympic flag-bearer Doron Shaziri". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
^ Aaron Kalman (September 6, 2012). "Three more medals for Israel's Paralympic team". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
^ Sam Ser (June 26, 2008). "Olympic glory awaits in Beijing, so why aren't Israel's Paralympians given a fair share of funding?". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

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[2020par-1] "Shaziri Doron". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[jc-2] Marcus Dysch (September 6, 2012). "True grit of Israel's Paralympic flag-bearer Doron Shaziri". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

[3] Aaron Kalman (September 6, 2012). "Three more medals for Israel's Paralympic team". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

[4] Sam Ser (June 26, 2008). "Olympic glory awaits in Beijing, so why aren't Israel's Paralympians given a fair share of funding?". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

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+'''Doron Shaziri''' ({{langx|he|דורון שזירי}}; born 21 February 1967) is an Israeli Paralympic shooter.
 ==Early life==
+[[file:Israel Paralympic team at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony Cropped.jpg|thumb|left|2012 Paralympics Opening Ceremony]]
-In 1987, Shaziri was working as an [[Israel Defense Forces]] recruit while patrolling Israeli-Lebanon border where he tried to rescue his comrades but was hit by a mine. After the incident, he went to a [[military hospital]] where he was given a [[prosthesis|prosthetic leg]]. In 1994, he realized that he is a good [[engineering|engineer]] and even set up his own business where he was busy constructing [[wheelchair]]s for injured vets.<ref name=jc>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/78602/true-grit-israels-paralympic-flag-bearer-doron-shaziri |title=True grit of Israel's Paralympic flag-bearer Doron Shaziri |author=Marcus Dysch |work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] |date=September 6, 2012 |accessdate=December 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803052828/http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/78602/true-grit-israels-paralympic-flag-bearer-doron-shaziri |archivedate=August 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In 1987, Shaziri was working as an [[Israel Defense Forces]] recruit while patrolling the Israeli-Lebanon border, when he tried to rescue his comrades but was hit by a mine. After the incident, he was taken to a [[military hospital]] where he was given a [[prosthesis|prosthetic leg]]. In 1994, he realized that he was a good engineer, and established his own business in which he was constructed wheelchairs for injured vets.<ref name=jc>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/78602/true-grit-israels-paralympic-flag-bearer-doron-shaziri |title=True grit of Israel's Paralympic flag-bearer Doron Shaziri |author=Marcus Dysch |work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] |date=September 6, 2012 |accessdate=December 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803052828/http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/78602/true-grit-israels-paralympic-flag-bearer-doron-shaziri |archivedate=August 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-==Career==
+==Shooting career==
-In 2012, he was selected to be a flag bearer at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 Paralympics]] [[2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]];<ref name=jc/> he also [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|won a silver medal]] at these games.<ref>{{cite news|author=Aaron Kalman |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/three-more-medals-for-israels-paralympic-team/ |title=Three more medals for Israel’s Paralympic team |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=September 6, 2012 |accessdate=December 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108221952/http://www.timesofisrael.com/three-more-medals-for-israels-paralympic-team/ |archivedate=November 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to the London Paralympics, he also won silver and bronze medals in such competitions as the [[Shooting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta]], [[Shooting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney]], [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]], and [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing Paralympic Games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Features/A-sporting-chance|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|title=Olympic glory awaits in Beijing, so why aren't Israel's Paralympians given a fair share of funding?|author=Sam Ser|date=June 26, 2008|accessdate=December 13, 2014}}</ref>
+Shaziri was selected to be a flag bearer at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 Paralympics]] [[2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]];<ref name=jc/> he also [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|won a silver medal]] at these games.<ref>{{cite news|author=Aaron Kalman |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/three-more-medals-for-israels-paralympic-team/ |title=Three more medals for Israel’s Paralympic team |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=September 6, 2012 |accessdate=December 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108221952/http://www.timesofisrael.com/three-more-medals-for-israels-paralympic-team/ |archivedate=November 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to the London Paralympics, he also won silver and bronze medals in such competitions as the [[Shooting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta]], [[Shooting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney]], [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]], and [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing Paralympic Games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Features/A-sporting-chance|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|title=Olympic glory awaits in Beijing, so why aren't Israel's Paralympians given a fair share of funding?|author=Sam Ser|date=June 26, 2008|accessdate=December 13, 2014}}</ref>
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+[[Category:Paralympic shooters for Israel]]
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 [[Category:Shooters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]]
+[[Category:20th-century Israeli sportsmen]]