Israel Elimelech (ישראל אלימלך; born June 22, 1960) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the

point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run t ...

position. He was named to the 1992

Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet The Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet, or Israeli Basketball Super League Quintet, is an award given to the 5 best players of each season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, which is the top-tier level men's professional basketball l ...

Biography

Elimelech was born in

Holon, Israel Holon ( he, חוֹלוֹן ) is a city on the central coastal strip of Israel, south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan Gush Dan area. In it had a population of . Holon has the second-largest industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa. ...

. He is 1.88 meters tall. He played for

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli B ...

, Hapoel Givatayim,

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

, and Hapoel Eilat. He was named to the 1992

. Elimelech also played for the

Israel national basketball team The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

in the

1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1977 European Championship for Cadets) was the 4th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Le Touquet and Berck, in France, hosted the tournament. Turkey ...

, 1983 European Championship for Men, 1993 European Championship for Men, and 1995 European Championship for Men.

References

Living people Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim B.C. players Hapoel Eilat basketball players Israeli men's basketball players 1960 births Hapoel Holon players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Sportspeople from Holon {{DEFAULTSORT:Elimelech, Israel