Israel Globus ( he, ישראל גלובוס; 1942–1992) was an Israeli

paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

competitor in

wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people with varying physical disabilities that disqualify them from playing a non-disabled sport. These include spina bifida, birth defects, cerebral palsy, paralysis due to accident, amputations (of ...

and

para swimming Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Paralym ...

who took part in the

Summer Paralympic Games The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...

from 1960 to 1976. From 1979 to 1992 he was the Registrar of Companies in the

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Biography

Globus was affected by

polio Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe s ...

at age 14. After completing his law studies in the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

he began working for the Ministry of Justice. In 1974 Globus was in charge of the computerization of the Registrar of Companies Unit. In 1979 he was appointed as the Registrar, a position he held until his death in 1992. For some time he was also the Registrar of Patents. As a Paralympic competitor Globus took part in the

1960 Summer Paralympics The 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, retroactively designated as the 1960 Summer Paralympics ( it, Giochi paralimpici estivi del 1960),

as a swimmer and achieved third place in the 50 metre backstroke event for class 4 swimmers. His main focus was in wheelchair basketball and as a member of Israel men's national wheelchair basketball team he took part in the Paralympic Games from 1960 to 1972. Globus headed the umbrella organization of 23 non-profit organizations concerning the disabled and was also among the first in Israel to experience

post-polio syndrome Post-polio syndrome (PPS, poliomyelitis sequelae) is a group of latent symptoms of poliomyelitis (polio), occurring at about a 25–40% rate (latest data greater than 80%). These symptoms are caused by the damaging effects of the viral infection ...

. He died in 1992 at the age of 49.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Globus, Israel 1942 births 1992 deaths Israeli men's wheelchair basketball players Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for Israel Wheelchair basketball players at the 1960 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Israeli male backstroke swimmers Paralympic gold medalists for Israel Israeli male swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Israel Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Israel Paralympic bronze medalists for Israel People with paraplegia Medalists at the 1960 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball Polio survivors