Sherman Greenfeld
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1962 Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Racquetball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sherman Greenfeld (born June 3, 1962) is a former Canadian professional racquetball player from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Greenfeld won two World Championships and 10 Canadian Championships, and was the dominant racquetball player in Canada during the 1980s and 1990s. Greenfeld retired from national competitions in 1999 following the Pan American Games in Winnipeg.
Early life
Greenfeld was born in Winnipeg into a Jewish family.[1][2]
International career
Greenfeld won more international championships for Canada than any other player. He was the International Racquetball Federation World Champion in 1994 and 1998, and won the Pan American Racquetball Championships (then the Tournament of the Americas) three times, in 1990, 1994, and 1998.
Greenfeld was silver medalist at the 1999 Pan American Championships, his penultimate tournament for Canada, losing to fellow Canadian Mike Green in the final. Greenfeld also earned bronze medals in the 1995 Pan American Games and 1993 World Games.
Greenfeld's 18 appearances on Team Canada is the second most by a male player behind Green.[3] Greenfeld last played for Canada at the 1999 Pan American Games in his hometown of Winnipeg, where he finished fourth.
Canadian career
Greenfeld won the Canadian Championship[4] in 1986–1988, 1990 & 1991, 1993–1996 and then finally in 1998. He also reached the finals in 1985, 1997, and 1999, when he lost to Kane Waselenchuk.
Awards and honors
In 2001, Greenfeld was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
In 2000, Greenfeld was given the Ivan Velan Award, Racquetball Canada's highest honor.[6]
In 2003, Racquetball Canada created the Sherman Greenfeld Award, which is presented annually at the Canadian Junior Racquetball Championships to a boy who exemplifies excellence on and off the court.
Halls of Fame
Greenfeld was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, and was elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame's induction class of 2015.[1][7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Late S.F. boxing champ to be enshrined". jweekly.com.
- ^ "Day by Day in Jewish Sports History". google.com.
- ^ "Racquetball Canada Team History". Racquetball Canada. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ http://www.racquetball.ca Racquetball Canada website
- ^ "Bio from Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Racquetball Canada Awards". Racquetball Canada. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Honoured Members Database". halloffame.mb.ca.
- ^ "Honoured Members Database". halloffame.mb.ca.