The most successful Israeli Paralympian was Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum, who, between 1964 and 1988, won 31 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 15 were gold. Second successful Israeli Paralympian was Uri Bergman, who, between 1976 and 1988, won 15 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 12 were gold.
Tel Aviv was the host city of the 1968 Summer Paralympics, at which Israel finished third on the medal chart with 62 medals, of which 18 were gold. Israel is the only nation to have hosted Paralympic but not Olympic Games.
At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Israelis won a total of thirteen medals, of which four were gold. Izhak Mamistvalov won three medals (of which two were gold) in swimming, while Keren Leibowitz won four medals, of which one was gold, also in swimming.[1]
Israel made its debut at the Winter Paralympics in March 2022.
israel, paralympics, israeli, athletes, have, participated, paralympic, games, since, 1960, israel, theparalympicsipc, codeisrnpcisrael, paralympic, committeewebsitewww, isad, ilmedalsgold, silver, bronze, total, 384summer, appearances1960196419681972197619801. Israeli athletes have participated in the Paralympic Games since 1960 Israel at theParalympicsIPC codeISRNPCIsrael Paralympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr isad wbr org wbr ilMedalsGold 129 Silver 125 Bronze 130 Total 384Summer appearances19601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024Winter appearances2022 Contents 1 History 2 Medal tables 3 Multi medallists 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Israeli paralympics team 1960 Israel first competed in 1960 at the Summer Games in Rome Italy In total Israel has won 129 gold medals at the Summer Paralympic Games The most successful Israeli Paralympian was Zipora Rubin Rosenbaum who between 1964 and 1988 won 31 medals at the Paralympic Games of which 15 were gold Second successful Israeli Paralympian was Uri Bergman who between 1976 and 1988 won 15 medals at the Paralympic Games of which 12 were gold Tel Aviv was the host city of the 1968 Summer Paralympics at which Israel finished third on the medal chart with 62 medals of which 18 were gold Israel is the only nation to have hosted Paralympic but not Olympic Games At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens Israelis won a total of thirteen medals of which four were gold Izhak Mamistvalov won three medals of which two were gold in swimming while Keren Leibowitz won four medals of which one was gold also in swimming 1 Israel made its debut at the Winter Paralympics in March 2022 Medal tables edit nbsp Israeli paralympics team 2020 See also All time Paralympic Games medal table Host nation Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank nbsp 1960 Rome 0 2 2 4 16 nbsp 1964 Tokyo 7 3 11 21 7 nbsp 1968 Tel Aviv 18 21 23 62 3 nbsp 1972 Heidelberg 9 10 9 28 8 nbsp 1976 Toronto 40 13 16 69 3 nbsp 1980 Arnhem 13 18 15 46 12 nbsp nbsp 1984 New York Stoke Mandeville 11 21 12 44 19 nbsp 1988 Seoul 15 14 16 45 18 nbsp 1992 Barcelona 2 4 5 11 38 nbsp 1996 Atlanta 0 4 5 9 52 nbsp 2000 Sydney 3 2 1 6 37 nbsp 2004 Athens 4 4 5 13 32 nbsp 2008 Beijing 0 5 1 6 53 nbsp 2012 London 1 2 5 8 45 nbsp 2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 0 3 3 74 nbsp 2020 Tokyo 6 2 1 9 22 16 129 125 130 384 19 Source 2 3 4 Multi medallists editNo Athlete Sport s Years Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Zipora Rubin Rosenbaum 5 Athletics Swimming Wheelchair basketball Table tennis 1964 1992 Summer F 15 9 7 31 2 Uri Bergman Swimming 1976 1988 Summer M 12 1 2 15 3 Joseph Wengier Swimming 1976 1988 Summer M 9 4 5 18 4 Baruch Hagai Wheelchair basketball Swimming Table tennis 1964 1980 Summer M 8 2 3 13 5 Shlomo Pinto Swimming Wheelchair basketball 1976 1988 Summer M 7 9 2 18 6 Moshe Levy athlete Swimming Wheelchair basketball 1968 1988 Summer M 7 4 2 13 7 Ora Anlen Athletics Swimming Wheelchair basketball 1968 1976 Summer F 4 6 4 14 8 Batia Mishani Athletics Swimming Table tennis 1964 1968 Summer F 4 5 3 12 9 Malka Potashnik Wheelchair basketball Athletics Swimming 1968 1988 Summer F 4 5 1 10 10 Ayala Malhan Wheelchair basketball fencing 1968 1988 Summer F 4 4 4 12See also editParalympic competitors for Israel Sports in Israel Israel at the OlympicsReferences edit Israel s disabled athletes win medals in Athens Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs September 26 2004 Summary of Paralympic Games Appearances Israel 1960 2008 Archived 2012 12 06 at archive today Israel s medals count London 2012 Archived 2012 12 08 at archive today Paralympic Medal Count 2020 Summer Paralympics Archived from the original on 4 September 2021 Retrieved 5 September 2021 name Zipora Rubin Rosenbaum Paralympic org International Paralympic Committee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Israel at the Paralympics amp oldid 1192180880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
