Israel at the Paralympics explained

Npc:ISR
Npcname:Israel Paralympic Committee
Games:Paralympics
Gold:129
Silver:125
Bronze:130

Israeli athletes have participated in the Paralympic Games since 1960.

History

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

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table. Host nation

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
1960 Rome0 2 2 4 16
1964 Tokyo7 3 11 21 7
1968 Tel Aviv18 21 23 62 3
1972 Heidelberg9 10 9 28 8
1976 Toronto40 13 16 69 3
1980 Arnhem13 18 15 46 12
1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville11 21 12 44 19
1988 Seoul15 14 16 45 18
1992 Barcelona2 4 5 11 38
1996 Atlanta0 4 5 9 52
2000 Sydney3 2 1 6 37
2004 Athens4 4 5 13 32
2008 Beijing0 5 1 6 53
2012 London1 2 5 8 45
2016 Rio de Janeiro0 0 3 3 74
2020 Tokyo6 2 1 9 22
16 129 125 130 384 19
Source: [2] [3] [4]

Multi-medallists

No.AthleteSport(s)YearsGamesSexGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 [5] 1964–1992 Summer F 15 9 7 31
2 1976–1988 Summer M 12 1 2 15
3 1976–1988 Summer M 9 4 5 18
4 1964–1980 Summer M 8 2 3 13
5 1976–1988 Summer M 7 9 2 18
6 1968–1988 Summer M 7 4 2 13
7 1968–1976 Summer F 4 6 4 14
8 1964–1968 Summer F 4 5 3 12
9 1968–1988 Summer F 4 5 1 10
10 1968–1988 Summer F 4 4 4 12

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel+beyond+politics/Israels+disabled+athletes+win+medals+in+Athens+Sept+2004.htm "Israel's disabled athletes win medals in Athens"
  2. http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/country/israel/profile/index.html Summary of Paralympic Games Appearances - Israel (1960-2008)
  3. http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/country/israel/medals/index.html Israel's medals count - London 2012
  4. Web site: Paralympic Medal Count . . 5 September 2021 . 4 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210904120719/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/all-sports/medal-standings.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: name=Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum . Paralympic.org . .