Zvi Ben-Zvi (Hebrew: צבי בן-צבי, 1927 - 12 October 1988) was an Israeli Paralympic competitor in para-athletics and wheelchair basketball.^[6]

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Zvi Ben-Zvi

Personal information
National team	Israel
Born	1927 (1927)
Died	1988 (aged 60–61)
Sport
Country	Israel
Sport	Para athletics Wheelchair basketball
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 1 0 2 Stoke Mandeville Games 0 0 2 Representing  Israel Paralympic Games Wheelchair basketball 1968 Tel Aviv wheelchair basketball[1] 1964 Tokyo wheelchair basketball[2] 1960 Rome wheelchair basketball[3] Stoke Mandeville Games 1955 Wheelchair basketball[4] 1957 Javelin throw[5]

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Ben-Zvi was wounded during his military service in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.^[7]

In 1953, he was one of three delegates representing Israel in the Stoke Mandeville Games for the first time.^[8] He returned to the Games several times during the 1950s and won at least two bronze medals, one in athletics and another in wheelchair basketball.

As a member of the national men's wheelchair basketball he took part in the 1960 Summer Paralympics, the 1964 Summer Paralympics and the 1968 Summer Paralympics, winning one gold medal (1968) and two bronze medals (1960, 1964). Ben-Zvi also competed in Athletics and participated in the 1972 Summer Paralympics and the 1976 Summer Paralympics. He took part in the events for club throw (1964, 1968), shot put (1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976), javelin throw and precision javelin (1968, 1972 and 1976) and wheelchair novices dash (1968).

At the 1968 Summer Paralympics held in Israel, Ben-Zvi was the athletes' representative for the Paralympic Oath.^[9]

At the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Ben-Zvi was head of the Israeli delegation.^[10]