Shimon Shelah

Shimon Shelah
Personal information
Native name
שמעון שלח
NationalityIsraeli
Born(1932-03-19)19 March 1932
Wilno, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania)
Died6 August 2026(2026-08-06) (aged 94)
Sport
SportBasketball

Shimon Shelah (Hebrew: שמעון שלח; 19 March 1932 – 6 August 2026) was an Israeli basketball player and coach.

As a player he played most of his career for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. and he competed with Israel national basketball team in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics,[1] as well as Eurobasket 1953 (in which Israel ranked 5th) and in the 1954 FIBA World Championship, in which Israel ranked 8th. He played as a point guard.

As a coach he led Hapoel Tel Aviv to 4 Israeli Basketball Premier League titles during the 1960s. He also coached the national team to qualification to 4 Eurobasket tournaments, and to a gold medal at the 1966 Asian Games.

Shelah was married and had two children, one of whom is former footballer Amir Schelach. Shimon Shelach died on 6 August 2026, at the age of 94.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shimon Shelah Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "שמעון צ`ינגה שלח הלך לעולמו בגיל 94 - ערוץ הספורט". Sport5 (in Hebrew). 7 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
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