Mark Malyar | |
Nationality: | Israeli |
Birth Date: | 5 March 2000 |
Country: | Israel |
Sport: | Para swimming |
Disability: | Cerebral Palsy[1] |
Disability Class: | S7, SB6, SM7 |
Club: | Ilan Sport Center |
Coach: | Jacob Beninson |
Mark Malyar (Hebrew: מארק מליאר; born 5 March 2000) is an Israeli para swimmer.[2]
Malyar competed in his first Paralympic games, representing Israel at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he won the gold medals in the 200 metre individual medley SM7 and the 400 m freestyle S7, setting new world records in both, and the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke S7.[1]
His parents are Alex and Diana. He has an identical twin brother named Ariel Malyar, who is a paralympic swimmer as well.