Shamuel (also Shmuel and Samuel) Nachmias (; born October 19, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played 13 seasons in the

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, and played for the

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Biography

He was tall, and played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the

for

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Galil Elyon (), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball, and internationally in t ...

, and Hapoel

Givat Brenner Givat Brenner (), is a kibbutz in the Central District of Israel. Located around south of Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. Founded in 1928, it is named after writer Yosef Haim Brenner, who was killed in t ...

. He played for the

. He competed in the 1971 European Championship for Cadets, 1972 European Championship for Junior Men, the

1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games (), also known as Tehran 1974 (), were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. This marked the first time the Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East. Tehran, t ...

(winning a

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), and the 1977 European Championship for Men."Shnuel NACHMIAS (ISR)"
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nachmias, Shamuel Living people 1954 births Israeli men's basketball players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Hapoel Galil Elyon players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Israel Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1974 Asian Games Basketball players from Tel Aviv 20th-century Israeli sportsmen