Boaz Kramer ( he, בועז קרמר; born 12 January 1978) is an

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former professional

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player.

Biography

Boaz Kramer was born partially paralyzed in his left arm and both legs. At the age of five he began practicing disabled sports at the

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. He was active in wheelchair basketball and

, competing internationally in tennis. Kramer also studied

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Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. Kramer is married to Shirley Faitelson since 2008. He is a father of three children, Rommy (daughter), Suf (son) and Ofri (daughter).

Sports career

In 2012, Kramer was ranked 9th in the world in wheelchair tennis. Towards the

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, Kramer was chosen by the Israeli Paralympic Committee as

Shraga Weinberg Shraga Weinberg (born 25 March 1966 in Petach Tiqva) is an Israeli wheelchair tennis player. Weinberg was born in 1966, paralyzed in his upper body. He also has bone density abnormalities, which caused him to go through many surgeries in his y ...

's partner in the wheelchair tennis doubles tournament. He competed in the

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and was eliminated by World Number 3 Nicolas Taylor, In the doubles tournament he and Weinberg won silver. In 2012, Kramer together with Shraga Weinberg and Noam Gershony won the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup. In the London 2012 Paralympic Games Kramer reached 1/4 Final, where he lost to World Number 1 David Wagner. Since 2011 he has served as executive director of the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled, one of the largest Disabled Sport Facilities and programs in the world. In 2012, Kramer was elected by the Israeli Globes Magazine as one of the 40 most prominent young CEOs in the country.

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website {{DEFAULTSORT:Kramer, Boaz 1978 births Living people Israeli male tennis players Wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Israel Paralympic silver medalists for Israel Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics