Hagai was born in Tripoli, Libya, to a Jewish family of 13. At the age of two he contracted polio, and five years later his family made aliyah to Israel. The family settled in Tel Aviv, where Hagai was treated for polio in Israel for the first time. Hagai was trained as a technician, and in the years 1960-2000 he worked as a technician and project manager for a bus-manufacturing factory.
Basketball and table tennis careeredit
He was one of the first to join the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled, in 1960, and was active in wheelchair basketball and in table tennis. Over the years he took part in 224 international basketball games on behalf of the Israeli national team and 66 international games on behalf of the Center. In table tennis he won four consecutive gold medals at the Paralympic Games.
Following his retirement, Hagai joined the Sports Center as head coach.
baruch, hagai, hebrew, ברוך, חגאי, born, 1944, israeli, paralympic, champion, 2016personal, informationborn, 1944, january, 1944sportcountry, israelmedal, record, representing, israelsummer, paralympic, gamestable, tennis1964, tokyo, singles, 1968, aviv, singl. Baruch Hagai Hebrew ברוך חגאי born 1944 is an Israeli paralympic champion Baruch HagaiBaruch Hagai 2016Personal informationBorn 1944 01 17 17 January 1944SportCountry IsraelMedal record Representing IsraelSummer Paralympic GamesTable tennis1964 Tokyo Singles C 1 1968 Tel Aviv Singles C 2 1968 Tel Aviv Doubles C 3 1972 Heidelberg Singles 4 4 1976 Toronto Singles 4 5 5 1964 Tokyo Doubles C 6 Swimming1964 Tokyo 50m breaststroke 7 1964 Tokyo medley relay 8 Wheelchair basketball1968 Tel Aviv wheelchair basketball 9 1980 Arnhem wheelchair basketball1972 Heidelberg wheelchair basketball1976 Toronto wheelchair basketball1964 Tokyo wheelchair basketballStoke Mandeville GamesTable tennis1965 DoublesWheelchair basketball1967 wheelchair basketball1969 wheelchair basketball1981 wheelchair basketballWorld Championships1971 wheelchair basketball1975 wheelchair basketballEuropean Championships1971 wheelchair basketball1978 wheelchair basketball1981 wheelchair basketball Contents 1 Early life 2 Basketball and table tennis career 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editHagai was born in Tripoli Libya to a Jewish family of 13 At the age of two he contracted polio and five years later his family made aliyah to Israel The family settled in Tel Aviv where Hagai was treated for polio in Israel for the first time Hagai was trained as a technician and in the years 1960 2000 he worked as a technician and project manager for a bus manufacturing factory Basketball and table tennis career editHe was one of the first to join the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled in 1960 and was active in wheelchair basketball and in table tennis Over the years he took part in 224 international basketball games on behalf of the Israeli national team and 66 international games on behalf of the Center In table tennis he won four consecutive gold medals at the Paralympic Games Following his retirement Hagai joined the Sports Center as head coach Awards editIn 1986 Hagai was declared as a Man of Peace on behalf of the International Olympic Committee In 2001 he was awarded with the Israel Prize for sports 10 11 in recognition of his long years of excellence in disabled sports See also editList of Israel Prize recipientsReferences edit Results Archive Tokyo 1964 Table Tennis Mens Singles C International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2023 09 29 Results Archive Tel Aviv 1968 Table Tennis Mens Singles C International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2023 09 29 Results Archive Tel Aviv 1968 Table Tennis Mens Doubles C International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2023 09 29 Results Archive Heidelberg 1972 Table Tennis Mens Singles 4 International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2023 09 29 Results Archive Toronto 1976 Table Tennis Mens Singles 4 5 International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2023 09 29 Results Archive Tokyo 1964 Table Tennis Mens Doubles C International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2023 09 29 Results Archive Tokyo 1964 Swimming Mens 50 M Breaststroke Special Class International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2023 09 29 Results Archive Tokyo 1964 Swimming Mixed Medley Relay Open International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2023 09 29 Results Archive Tel Aviv 1968 Wheelchair Basketball Mens Tournament International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2023 09 29 Israel Prize Official Site in Hebrew Recipient s C V Archived from the original on 2012 03 22 Israel Prize Official Site in Hebrew Judges Rationale for Grant to Recipient Archived from the original on 2009 10 19 External links editBaruch Hagai at the International Paralympic Committee Hagai on the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baruch Hagai amp oldid 1193280214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,