| Margalit Peretz | |
| Sport: | Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing |
Margalit Peretz is a former Israeli wheelchair fencer and wheelchair basketball player. She won nine Paralympic medals, one individual medal in wheelchair fencing, three medals as a member of the women's wheelchair basketball team and five medals as a member of the women's wheelchair fencing team.
Peretz was active in the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled.
At the 1972 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in Women's Novices Foil,[1] and reached sixth place at the individual women's wheelchair foil fencing tournament.
At the 1976 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal as a member of the women's foil novice team[2] and a second gold medal as member of the women's wheelchair basketball team.[3]
At the 1978 national wheelchair fencing championship in Israel, Peretz won the gold medal.[4]
At the 1980 Summer Paralympics, she won a bronze medal in individual wheelchair fencing[5] and two silver medals as a member of the women's foil team in wheelchair fencing[6] and the women's wheelchair basketball team.[7]
At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in women's wheelchair fencing foil team.[8]
At the 1986 World Championship for Disabled Sports held in Belgium, Peretz won the silver medal in wheelchair fencing.[9]
At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, she won her final bronze medal with the women's wheelchair fencing foil team.[10]
Among her achievements at the IWAS World Games, Peretz won two gold medals at the 1971 Stoke Mandeville Games in both individual and team tournaments[11] and an individual silver medal at the 1975 Stoke Mandeville Games.[12]