YARIV OREN
Honored: 1996
Location: Israel
Born in the agricultural village of
Kfar Hadar (now Hod HaSharon), Yariv Oren served 25
years as deputy director general of Israel’s
Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture and director
of the Israel Sport Authority (ISA). Among his many
accomplishments as ISA director, Oren created the Sport
for All Association to advance an awareness of physical
activity among all sectors of Israel’s population.
He directed the building of 1,500 sports facilities
in partnership with local authorities, established
the Elite Sport Department to supervise training of
Olympic athletes, created a Sports-Gifted Center, and
a program for the advancement of women in sports. The
onetime elite track and field athlete was Israel’s
national track and field coach, chairman of the Track
and Field Committee, vice president of the International
Council for Health, Physical Education and Sport—Europe,
and chairman of the board of the Wingate Institute.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually,
honoring those individuals who have made significant
contributions to the State of Israel and society through
sports.
Of Blessed Memory
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