Executive Board
David Lanesman
Curriculum Vitae:
Education
1958: Attended school for the deaf, St Vincent School for the Deaf, Johannesburg, SA
1967: Started sports activities at school – football, athletics and swimming
1970: Broke school record at high jump under 15 1972
1972: Elected as Students Council head
Captained first ever school cricket team.
1973: Graduated from school
Deaf sports activities
1974: Played for Pretoria Deaf Rugby Team
1977: Pretoria Deaf Athletics Secretary
1978: Joined South African Deaf Sports Federation as Treasurer under legendary Max Ordman
1978: Selected to represent Northern Transvaal Deaf Rugby to play annual National competition
1979: Joint Organiser of the very first South African deaf sport Championships (Badminton).
1980-1984: Played rugby and volleyball at the same time.
1986: Secretary General - Israel Deaf Sports Organisation (IDSO)
1987: Instrumental in setting up the IDSO as an independent registered organisation
1992: Organising secretary –EDSO Basketball Championships in Israel
1995: Organising chairman – EDSO Table Tennis Championships in Israel
1997-2009: President IDSO
International Involvement
1987: Delegate to ICSD Congress and EDSO Congress, Oslo/Norway
Delegate to EDSO Congress (1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004,
Delegate to ICSD Congress (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005
Vice President ICSD (2005-2017) and re-elected in 2021
ICSD Activities:
Events | Role/Sport |
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Oslo 1987 * | Delegate |
Christchurch 1989 * | Delegate |
Sofia 1993 * | Delegate |
Yllas 1995 * | Delegate |
Copenhagen 1997 * | Team Leader |
Davos 1999 * | Delegate |
Rome 2001 * | Delegate |
Sundsvall 2003 * | Delegate |
Melbourne 2005 * | Delegate |
Salt Lake 2007 * | ICSD Executive Board |
Sofia 2007 | Team Leader |
Toulouse 2008 | ICSD Executive Board |
Buenos Aires 2008 | ICSD Executive Board |
Taipei 2009 * | ICSD Executive Board |
Lublin 2010 | ICSD Executive Board |
Cherkasy 2011 | ICSD Executive Board |
Buenos Aires 2011 | ICSD Executive Board |
Palermo 2011 | ICSD Executive Board |
Bucheon 2011 | ICSD Executive Board |
Samsun 2017 * | ICSD Executive Board |
Valtellina - Valchiavenna 2019 * | Delegate |
Lausanne 2021 | Delegate |
Caxias do Sul 2022 * | ICSD Executive Board |
Vienna 2022 | ICSD Executive Board |