![]() Zacharia Ofri (captain of Israeli National Basketball Team) at Helsinki Olympics 1952 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Israeli |
Born | 7 August 1932 |
Died | 9 March 2018[1] | (aged 85)
Sport | |
Sport | Basketball [2] |
Zacharia (Zekaarya) Ofri ( זכריה עופרי) A(7 August 1932 – 9 March 2018) was an Israeli basketball player. He was captain of the Israeli National team that competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics [3] as well as in the 1953 European Cup in Moscow (name transliterated as Afari) [4] and the 1954 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro (name transliterated as Afri) [5]
Ofri was also captain of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team in Israel. [6] [7]
The Israeli national team was unable to play in the 1956 Olympics because of the Sinai War [8] (Ofri served in the Tank Corps). In 1957, as a compensation for missing the Olympic games, the team went on an exhibition tour in the United States. [9] [10] Ofri was offered a scholarship to play on the NYU basketball [11] (and soccer) teams, and completed his degree in education at NYU.
Ofri taught mathematics at Lincoln High School in Yonkers, New York, until 1983 when he moved back to Israel. [12] In 2013 he was inducted into the Israeli Basketball Hall of Fame. [13]
His daughter is the physician and writer Danielle Ofri.
![]() Zacharia Ofri (captain of Israeli National Basketball Team) at Helsinki Olympics 1952 | |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Nationality | Israeli |
Born | 7 August 1932 |
Died | 9 March 2018[1] | (aged 85)
Sport | |
Sport | Basketball [2] |
Zacharia (Zekaarya) Ofri ( זכריה עופרי) A(7 August 1932 – 9 March 2018) was an Israeli basketball player. He was captain of the Israeli National team that competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics [3] as well as in the 1953 European Cup in Moscow (name transliterated as Afari) [4] and the 1954 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro (name transliterated as Afri) [5]
Ofri was also captain of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team in Israel. [6] [7]
The Israeli national team was unable to play in the 1956 Olympics because of the Sinai War [8] (Ofri served in the Tank Corps). In 1957, as a compensation for missing the Olympic games, the team went on an exhibition tour in the United States. [9] [10] Ofri was offered a scholarship to play on the NYU basketball [11] (and soccer) teams, and completed his degree in education at NYU.
Ofri taught mathematics at Lincoln High School in Yonkers, New York, until 1983 when he moved back to Israel. [12] In 2013 he was inducted into the Israeli Basketball Hall of Fame. [13]
His daughter is the physician and writer Danielle Ofri.