Yaakov "Koby" Lion () is an Israeli paracyclist.
Career
After becoming permanently injured in Lebanon while serving in the
Israel Defence Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, an ...
, Lion focused on his hand cycling abilities. He competed for Team Israel at the 2010 European Handcycling Federation road race, where he won a bronze medal. The following year, Lion placed second at the UCI Paracycling Road World Championships.
At the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...
, 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. Later, he won a silver medal at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup with a time of 26:31.65. In 2016, Lion competed at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, f ...
in Rio de Janeiro, but finished in sixth place with a time of 36:50.45 minutes.
References
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Living people
Israeli male cyclists
Paralympic silver medalists for Israel
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
20th-century Israeli military personnel
Year of birth missing (living people)
Paralympic medalists in cycling
Paralympic cyclists for Israel