Escapa was born in France, immigrating to Israel as an orphan after the Second World War. At the age of 15 she was affected by polio and paralyzed in both legs and one of her arms. She studied in Jerusalem and was certified as an accountant, moving in 1962 to live in Holon and practice sports at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled.[10]
Since at the dawn of the Paralympic Games there was no precision in reporting the results of the competitions, the Israeli athlete was indicated with the Italian nationality and without prename (and so she is mentioned in the International Paralympic Committee[12] of the Italian Paralympic Committee[13] web sites) for the reports of the Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics where she won two bronze medals, simply reported as Escapa and not as Michal Escapa.[9] However, as can be seen from a 1968 Israeli newspaper reporting an interview with the athlete, she was the same athlete who had won medals in swimming and table tennis in Tokyo 1964.[14]
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^ abcd"Michal Escapa - Hi whose mistake?". nli.org.il (in Hebrew). 27 September 1968. Retrieved 14 September 2021. ... but at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, she came to the place of success precisely. And she brought an additional Israeli team trophy as well as two sports for me
michal, escapa, hebrew, מיכל, אסקפה, former, israeli, paralympic, champion, personal, informationnational, teamisraelborn1937, sportcountry, israelsportpara, swimming, para, table, tennis, para, archery, wheelchair, basketballdisabilitypoliomyelitismedal, reco. Michal Escapa Hebrew מיכל אסקפה is a former Israeli Paralympic champion 8 9 Michal EscapaPersonal informationNational teamIsraelBorn1937 age 86 87 SportCountry IsraelSportPara swimming Para table tennis Para archery Wheelchair basketballDisabilityPoliomyelitisMedal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 2 1 4 Representing Israel Paralympic Games Table tennis 1976 Toronto Singles 1C 1 1968 Tel Aviv Singles B 2 1964 Tokyo Singles B 3 1972 Heidelberg Singles 3 4 Swimming 1964 Tokyo 25m breaststroke 5 1964 Tokyo 25m freestyle 6 Wheelchair basketball 1968 Tel Aviv Wheelchair baksetball 7 Stoke Mandeville Games Table tennis 1969 Singles Contents 1 Biography 1 1 The wrong reports 2 Achievements 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 6 NotesBiography editEscapa was born in France immigrating to Israel as an orphan after the Second World War At the age of 15 she was affected by polio and paralyzed in both legs and one of her arms She studied in Jerusalem and was certified as an accountant moving in 1962 to live in Holon and practice sports at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled 10 The national champion in wheelchair table tennis Escapa competed in the Stoke Mandeville Games and in all four Summer Paralympics from 1964 to 1976 An accomplished table tennis player she won a medal in each games Gold in 1976 silver in 1968 and bronze in 1964 and 1972 During the 1972 Summer Paralympics she also competed in archery finishing before last 11 The wrong reports edit Since at the dawn of the Paralympic Games there was no precision in reporting the results of the competitions the Israeli athlete was indicated with the Italian nationality and without prename and so she is mentioned in the International Paralympic Committee 12 of the Italian Paralympic Committee 13 web sites for the reports of the Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics where she won two bronze medals simply reported as Escapa and not as Michal Escapa 9 However as can be seen from a 1968 Israeli newspaper reporting an interview with the athlete she was the same athlete who had won medals in swimming and table tennis in Tokyo 1964 14 Achievements editYear Competition Venue Rank Event Notes Swimming 1964 Summer Paralympics nbsp Tokyo 3rd 25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 2 14 3rd 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2 14 Table tennis 1964 Summer Paralympics nbsp Tokyo 3rd Singles B 14 1968 Summer Paralympics nbsp Tel Aviv 2nd Singles B 1972 Summer Paralympics nbsp Heidelberg 3rd Singles 3 1976 Summer Paralympics nbsp Toronto 1st Singles 1C Wheelchair basketball 1968 Summer Paralympics nbsp Tel Aviv 1st TeamSee also editFrench Jews in IsraelReferences edit Results Archive Toronto 1976 Table Tennis Womens Singles 1C International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 6 October 2023 Results Archive Tel Aviv 1968 Table Tennis Womens Singles B International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 6 October 2023 Results Archive Tokyo 1964 Table Tennis Womens Singles B International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 6 October 2023 Results Archive Heidelberg 1972 Table Tennis Womens Singles 3 International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 6 October 2023 Results Archive Tokyo 1964 Swimming Womens 25 M Breaststroke Incomplete Class 2 International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 6 October 2023 Results Archive Tokyo 1964 Swimming Womens 25 M Freestyle Prone Incomplete Class 2 International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 6 October 2023 Results Archive Tel Aviv 1968 Wheelchair Basketball Womens Tournament Paralympic org International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 22 September 2023 Michael Escapa Profile paralympic org Retrieved 14 September 2021 a b Escapa Profile paralympic org Retrieved 14 September 2021 עדה כהן הישגיה של מיכל מעריב 1968 Hebrew Michal Escapa Paralympic org International Paralympic Committee Swimming Women s 25 m Breaststroke Incomplete class 2 paralympic org Retrieved 14 September 2021 Media Guide Tokyo 2020 PDF comitatoparalimpico it in Italian Retrieved 14 September 2021 a b c d Michal Escapa Hi whose mistake nli org il in Hebrew 27 September 1968 Retrieved 14 September 2021 but at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 she came to the place of success precisely And she brought an additional Israeli team trophy as well as two sports for meExternal links editMichal Escapa at Paralympic org nbsp Michal Escapa at Paralympic org nbsp Notes edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michal Escapa amp oldid 1193282593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
