Sharon Asman

Sharon Asman was born in 1978 in Israel

Sharon Asman was born in Kfar Saba to Pesach and Ina and grew up there. He went to Katznelson High School in the city. He later earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo.

He joined the IDF in March 1997 and served in Battalion 931 of the Nahal Brigade. He became a platoon commander, fought in southern Lebanon, and later commanded companies. From 2002 to 2004 he led the Nahal reconnaissance company during the Second Intifada.

In 2013 he took command of Battalion 931 and led it in Operation Protective Edge, where he was wounded. He was then operations officer of the Gaza Division from 2015 to 2017. In 2017 he was promoted to colonel and commanded the Etzion Brigade and then the Binyamin Brigade.

From 2019 to 2021 he was operations officer of the Northern Command. On 28 June 2021 he was named commander of the Nahal Brigade. He died of cardiac arrest on 1 July 2021 after collapsing during morning training and was buried at Kiryat Shaul military cemetery.

He lived in Tel Aviv, was married to Sharon Shalmon Asman, and had 2 daughters. In 2022 the Jerusalem municipality started a yearly race in his memory before the Jerusalem Marathon.