Israel at the
Paralympics
IPC codeISR
NPCIsrael Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.isad.org.il
Medals
Gold
129
Silver
125
Bronze
130
Total
384
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Israeli athletes have participated in the Paralympic Games since 1960.

History

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

Israeli paralympics team, 2020

  Host nation

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Italy 1960 Rome 022416
Japan 1964 Tokyo 7311217
Israel 1968 Tel Aviv 182123623
Germany 1972 Heidelberg 9109288
Canada 1976 Toronto 401316693
Netherlands 1980 Arnhem 1318154612
United StatesUnited Kingdom 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville 1121124419
South Korea 1988 Seoul 1514164518
Spain 1992 Barcelona 2451138
United States 1996 Atlanta 045952
Australia 2000 Sydney 321637
Greece 2004 Athens 4451332
China 2008 Beijing 051653
United Kingdom 2012 London 125845
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 003374
Japan 2020 Tokyo 621922
1612912513038419

Source: [2][3][4]

Multi-medallists

No. Athlete Sport(s) Years Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[5]Athletics, Swimming, Wheelchair basketball, Table tennis1964–1992SummerF159731
2Uri BergmanSwimming1976–1988SummerM121215
3Joseph WengierSwimming1976–1988SummerM94518
4Baruch HagaiWheelchair basketball, Swimming, Table tennis1964–1980SummerM82313
5Shlomo PintoSwimming, Wheelchair basketball1976–1988SummerM79218
6Moshe Levy (athlete)Swimming, Wheelchair basketball1968–1988SummerM74213
7Ora AnlenAthletics, Swimming, Wheelchair basketball1968–1976SummerF46414
8Batia MishaniAthletics, Swimming, Table tennis1964–1968SummerF45312
9Malka PotashnikWheelchair basketball, Athletics, Swimming1968–1988SummerF45110
10Ayala MalhanWheelchair basketball, fencing1968–1988SummerF44412

See also

References

  1. "Israel's disabled athletes win medals in Athens", Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 26, 2004
  2. Summary of Paralympic Games Appearances - Israel (1960-2008) Archived 2012-12-06 at archive.today
  3. Israel's medals count - London 2012 Archived 2012-12-08 at archive.today
  4. "Paralympic Medal Count". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. "name=Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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