Doron Shaziri

Career

In 1987 Shaziri was working as an Israel Defense Forces recruit while patrolling Israeli-Lebanon border where he tried to rescue his comrades but was hit by a mine. After the incident he went to a military hospital where he was given a prosthetic legal In 1994, he realized that he is a good engineer and even set up his own business where he was busy constructing wheelchairs for injured veterans

Achievements

• In 2012 he was selected to be a flag bearer at the 2012 Olympic Games ceremony where he also won a silver medal. Prior to London Olympics he also won silver and bronze medals in such competitions as the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, and 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.