ʃæpˈiəɹə wʌzðə kˈoʊtʃ ʌv ˈɛstɚ ʃˈætʃɐmˌæɹɑːv hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɪzɹˈeɪli əlˈɪmpɪk ˈæθliːt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ʃiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ɪzɹˈeɪli tə ɹˈiːtʃ ɐn əlˈɪmpɪk fˈaɪnəl.
Shapira was the coach of Esther Shachamarov who later became an Israeli Olympic athlete (in 1976, she became the first Israeli to reach an Olympic final).