Yaakov "Koby" Lion (Hebrew: יעקב "קובי" ליאון) is an Israeli paracyclist.
Career edit
After becoming permanently injured in Lebanon while serving in the Israel Defence Forces, Lion focused on his hand cycling abilities.[1] He competed for Team Israel at the 2010 European Handcycling Federation road race, where he won a bronze medal.[2] The following year, Lion placed second at the UCI Paracycling Road World Championships.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Lion completed the men's individual H1 time trial in 18:45.21 minutes, and his second race in 17:41.65 minutes, finishing with a silver medal.[4] Later, he won a silver medal at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup with a time of 26:31.65.[5] In 2016, Lion competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, but finished in sixth place with a time of 36:50.45 minutes.[6]
References edit
- ^ Lidman, Melanie (28 July 2016). "Tel Aviv rolls toward accessibility with new adaptive cycling center". Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Sports Shorts". Haaretz. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
At the European Handcycling Federation road race in Rosenau, handcyclists Nati Gruberg and Koby Lion each won bronze in their respective 44km divisions.
- ^ "Rohan adds another gold for Ireland". rte.ie. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Aharoni, Oren (5 September 2012). "Israel claims 3 more medals at Paralympics". ynetnews.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "CANADIAN PARA-CYCLING TEAM OPENS UP ROAD WORLD CUP SEASON WITH FIVE MEDALS". cyclingcanada.ca. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Sinai, Allon (15 September 2016). "Paralympics: Israelis aiming for more medals in Rio". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
