Yehoshua Shalem (; born 1 August 1944) is an Israeli former professional

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player. Often referred to by his childhood nickname "Shuka", Shalem was raised in the

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. His father, an immigrant from

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, had been a tennis player good enough to win the Palestinian championship. Shalem was the Israeli national singles champion nine successive times between 1967 and 1975. In addition he won the Israel International Championship in 1974, becoming the first local to win in 12 years. He represented the

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in a total of 10 ties and was a singles bronze medalist for Israel at the

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in Tehran.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shalem, Yehoshua 1944 births Living people Israeli male tennis players Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Israel Asian Games bronze medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1974 Asian Games Israeli people of Greek-Jewish descent Sportspeople from Jerusalem 20th-century Israeli sportsmen

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