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Shraga Weinberg

Shraga Weinberg is an Israeli wheelchair tennis player who won Paralympic silver in 2008 and bronze in 2012 in doubles.

born 1966Wheelchair tennis2008 Paralympic doubles silver medal2012 Paralympic doubles bronze medal

Born: 25 March 1966, Petah Tikva
Occupation: wheelchair tennis player

Shraga Weinberg was born in 1966 in Petah Tikva

Weinberg was born on 25 March 1966 in Petah Tikva. He was born with a rare genetic disease that affects bone density and causes frequent fractures, and he had many surgeries when he was young. His brother Avi Weinberg also competed at the Paralympic Games, in 1992.

He began training in tennis at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled in Ramat Gan. He was ranked first in the world in singles in 2001 and in doubles in 2003. At the 2004 Athens Paralympics he reached the singles quarterfinal.

At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics he won silver in doubles with Boaz Kremer. At the 2012 London Paralympics he won bronze in quad doubles with Noam Gershony. He also represented Israel at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Weinberg works as an accountant at the Sano company. He is married to Carmit and has a daughter, Naama. In 2025 a star was dedicated to him on the Petah Tikva sports walk of fame.