Tzvika Hadar (bowls)
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| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1958[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tzvika Hadar (born 1958) is an Israeli international lawn bowler.[2]
Bowls career
[edit]Hadar represented Israel at three World Championships (the sport's blue riband event); the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[3]
In 2011, he won a bronze medal at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal[4] and won a pairs bronze medal (with Daniel Alonim), at the 2015 Atlantic Bowls Championships.[5]
Hadar was selected as part of the five man team by Israel for his fourth World Championship at the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In 2022, he won triples bronze at the European Bowls Championships.[7]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Israel at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[8] He participated in the men's triples and the men's singles events.[9][10]
In 2024, he qualified with his older brother for the pairs competition at the 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship. He had qualified for the 2023 Scottish International but chose not to participate due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[1]
He has also served as the European Bowls Union President and had a career in real estate.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "From Israel to Norfolk: The bowls brothers taking on the world's best". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Tzvika Hadar". Bowls Tawa. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "2011 results". Bowls Europe. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "European Bowls Championships 2022T". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "History". European Bowls Union. Retrieved 7 June 2021.