Barak Lufan (Hebrew: ברק לופן) 2 January 1987 – 8 April 2022) was an Israeli kayaker and the head of the Israel Canoe Association.
[4] Lufan was a trainer for the Israeli Paralympic team,[5] and served as the Israel Canoe Association's head coach.
"[2] He took part in the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships along with Michael Kolganov.
[7][8][9] On 7 April 2022, Palestinian gunman Raad Hazem shot nine people, three fatally, including Lufan, in a mass shooting at the Ilka bar on Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv.
[10] In honour of his death, 40 kayakers sailed down the Yarkon River in a flotilla.