President - Lyndon Borrow

Lyndon Borrow

• DIBF President, 2007 till 2011.
• DIBF Vice President, 2002-2007.
• Currently youngest Central Board member since first joined in July 2001.
• One of the founders for the new national body in United Kingdom - 'Deaf Basketball UK', 2008.
• Deaf Basketball Australia Men’s Section Secretary, 1998-2003.
• Deaf Basketball Victoria committee, 1994-1998.
• Deaf Sports Recreation Victoria, Vice President & Chairperson, 1996-1999, 2001-2003.
• Team Director of Operations for Australian Deaflympics Team at 19th Deaflympic Games in Rome, Italy, 2001.
• 2005 Melbourne Deaflympic Games Bid Committee – Multimedia & Promotion in Davos, Switzerland, 1999.
• Australian Deaf Basketball team at 18th Deaflympic Games in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1997.
• Victorian Deaf Basketball team at Australian Deaf Games – 1991, 1993, 1997 & 2003 - Gold medals.

Secretary General - Kjell Gunna

Kjell Gunna

• One of five founders of DIBF in 1998.
• Deaflympics Technical Director, 1997-2007.
• EDSO Technical Delegate, 1991-1998.
• Played for professional hearing Swedish team "Alvik" & participated in Euro-Cup (now known as FIBA EuroLeague), 1963-1975 - over 350 games.
• Played 99 international games for the hearing Swedish National Basketball team and 3 qualification Olympic tournaments
• Started up the Deaf Swedish National Basketball team for 1973 Deaflympic Games in Malmo, Sweden.
• Participated in 3 Deaflympics altogether and won silver in Bucharest, Romania, 1977.
• Started up the Deaf Women National team in 1983.
• First as coach then lead the Sweden Deaf basketball - men and women teams to ranking no.2 in the world for more than 20 continuous years. An extraordinary feat for a small country of Sweden.

Treasurer - Yaacov Keren

Yaacov Keren

• DIBF Treasurer, 2004 till 2011.
• EDSO Technical Delegate, 2004 - present.
• Deaflympics Technical Director, 2007 - present.
• President of Israel Deaf Sports Organisation, 1993-1997.
• Treasurer of Israel Deaf Sports Organisation, 1997 – present.
• Born Tunisia in 1944 then immigrated to Israel in 1955.
• Started basketball at late age of 20 years.
• Played for Tel Aviv Deaf Sports Club and won the Israel Deaf Basketball Championships for 17 successive years.
• Israel Deaf Basketball team captain, 1969 Belgrade Deaflympics in Yugoslavia.

Member-at-large - Yue-Tong Zhu

Yue-Tong Zhu

• In 1979, student at Tianjin Institute of Physical Education and turned professional in Tianjin Basketball Team playing in China National league.
• Associate Professor in the Tianjin Institute of Physical Education of China.
• At the Institute she is in charge of teaching and training deaf and disable people in basketball.
• Yue Tong has published 12 books and edit many papers in Chinese about training methods, coaching and physical development for basketball.
• Attended the DIBF Asia-Pacific Deaf Basketball coaches clinic in December 2002 in Beijing, China.
• Referee in National Deaf Basketball games arranged in the sixth Chinese Disabled Sports Games. Also at Melbourne 2005 20th Deaflympic Games.
• Currently acting as DIBF Asia-Pacific Zone representative

Member-at-large - Jonathan Amuah

Jonathan Amuah

• President of Ghana Deaf Sports Federation.
• Attending numerous of international deaf sports events – managing and guiding the Ghana deaf sports teams.
• Attended DIBF Development Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria in 2003.
• Have played basketball in Ghana and other sports in his youth but never had the opportunity to play internationally. His aims is to improve the quality of deaf basketball in Africa, to end the on-going corruptions and to fight for more funding support and awareness for deaf Africans.
• Currently acting as DIBF Africa Zone representative.

Member-at-large - David Hamilton

David Hamilton

• Played for Gallaudet University and made its most victories in history with 16 wins.
• Scored 1,074 career points for Gallaudet in 2 years.
• NCAA Division III All American Honorable Award
• Male Athlete of the Year Award from Gallaudet
• Won 8 USA Deaf Basketball Championships, 89-03.
• Most career points in USADB history.
• 2nd Most 3 points made in USADB history.
• Youngest player to be selected for USA deaf basketball team - age 17 in 1981.
• Played for 5 Deaflympic Games with Gold medals, 1981-2001.
• Retired from international after 1st World Deaf Basketball Championships in 2002 with Silver medal.
• Assistant Coach for Gallaudet University, 1989 - 1994.
• Head Coach at California School for the Deaf at Riverside, 2003 - current.
• USA deaf men basketball Head coach with Gold medal for 2005 Deaflympic Games in Melbourne.
• Currently acting as DIBF Americas Zone representative.

Member-at-large - Lavryk Vitalij

Lavryk Vitali

• Born in Krasnodarskiy region (Russia), 1963. Lives in Kyiv, Ukraine.
• Completed school/college in Rybinsk, then National University of Sport in Kyiv, 1999.
• Start playing basketball in 1973, as a player of Kyiv deaf basketball team and was the champion of Ukraine several times. Retired in 1997.
• Became a trainer working with deaf children in 1994.
• Head of Kyiv basketball deaf club "Forum", 1996 - present.
• Coach of Kyiv men basketball team, 2003 - present.
• Technical delegate in basketball of Ukrainian Deaf Sport, 2003 - present.
• Vice President of Ukraine Deaf Sports Federation.

Past Central Board members

	President - Jussi Raisio Nationality: Finnish Served on the board from 1998 to 2007. Co-founder of DIBF.			Member-at-large - Stoufis Ioannis Nationality: Greek Served on the board from 2002 to 2004.
	Treasurer - Richard Balk Nationality: American Served on the board from 2001 to 2003.			Member-at-large - Iyna Chepchyna Nationality: Ukrainian Served on the board from 2003 to 2005.