Gabi Teichner

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גבי טייכנר

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| caption = Teichner in 2018

| height_m = 2.03

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|11|21}}

| birth_place = Afula, Israel

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| nationality = Israeli

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| career_start = 1963

| career_end = 1979

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| career_position = Center

| years1 = 1963–1965

| team1 = Hapoel Beit Alfa

| years2 = 1968–1974

| team2 = Hapoel Nir David

| years3 = 1974–1979

| team3 = Hapoel Gvat/Yagur

| highlights = * Israeli State Cup winner (1976)

2× Israeli Premier League Top Scorer (1971, 1972)
4× Israeli Premier League Quintet (1969–1972)

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Gabriel "Gabi" Teichner ({{Langx|he|גבי טייכנר}}; born November 21, 1945) is an Israeli former basketball player.{{Cite web|url=http://www.safsal-archive.co.il/hplayer.aspx?id=2027|title=ספסל- הבית של הכדורסל הישראלי - אינפורמציה, סטטיסטיקה וחדשות יומיות על כל השחקנים, הקבוצות והליגות|website=www.safsal-archive.co.il}}{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Gabriel%20TEICHNER/pid/63898/_//players.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602110003/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Gabriel%20TEICHNER/pid/63898/_//players.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 2, 2022|title=Gabriel TEICHNER (ISR)|work=FIBA.com}} He spent his club career playing in the Israeli Premier League, and he also represented the Israeli national team.

Club career

Teichner, who is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall,{{Cite web|url=http://www.cadursela.co.il/Dictionary_Value.asp?id=121&Category=155&Dad=155|title=כדורסלע - מילון הכדורסל השלם | זה א-ב של כדורסלע|website=www.cadursela.co.il}} played at the center position. During his club playing career, Teichner played 13 seasons in the Israeli Premier League, with the clubs Hapoel Beit Alfa, Hapoel Nir David, and Hapoel Gvat/Yagur.{{Cite web|url=http://basket.co.il/all-time-players.asp?PlayerId=10021&lang=en|title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | History | All-Time Player Points | Gabi Teichner|website=basket.co.il}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/mar/1971/04/21/01/|title=⁨ | |website=Maariv|date=April 21, 1971}} He had a career scoring average of 15.8 points per game in the Israeli Premier League.

National team career

Teichner also played with the senior men's Israeli national team. He was a member of the Israeli teams that competed at the following major tournaments: the 1967 FIBA European Championship, the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1969 FIBA European Championship, the 1970 Asian Games, the 1971 FIBA European Championship, and the 1972 FIBA Pre-Olympic Tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/103951/sid/2725/tid/306/_/1968_European_Olympic_Qualifying_Tournament_for_Men/index.html|title=Gabi Teichner profile, European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 1968|website=FIBA.COM}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

At the 1969 Maccabiah Games, he played with the legendary Israeli player Tal Brody, on the gold-medal winning Israeli basketball team.{{Cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/08/06/89361998.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|title=U.S. FIVE IS UPSET BY ISRAEL, 74-70; Loss in Final Is First in Maccabiah Game History|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com}} He also won a silver medal with Israel at the 1970 Asian Games.

Personal life

Teichner has lived in both Kibbutz Nir David, and Kibbutz Degania Bet, in Israel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/mar/1979/03/18/01/|title=אוסף העיתונות הספרייה הלאומית|website=Maariv|date=March 18, 1979}}