Israel at the Paralympics

Israel at the Paralympic Games
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Israel at the Paralymics refers to the participation of Israeli athletes in the Paralympic Games.

History

Israel first competed in 1960, at the Summer Games in Rome, Italy. In total, Israel has won 124 gold medals at the Summer Paralympic 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 gold) in swimming, while Keren Leibowitz won four medals, of which one gold, also in swimming. The most successful Israeli Paralympian was Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum, who, between 1964 and 1988, won 21 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 11 gold. Second successful Israeli Paralympian was Uri Bergman, who, between 1976 and 1988, won 12 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 11 gold.

Tel Aviv,was the host city of the 1968 Summer Paralympics, and finished third on the medal chart with 62 medals, of which 18 golds

Medal tables

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

      Host nation

Team (IOC code)	Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
Israel (ISR)	1960	0	2	2	4	16
	1964	7	3	11	21	7
	1968	18	21	23	62	3
	1972	9	10	9	28	8
	1976	40	13	16	69	3
	1980	13	18	15	46	12
	1984	11	21	12	44	19
	1988	15	13	17	45	18
	1992	2	4	5	11	38
	1996	0	4	5	9	52
	2000	3	2	1	6	37
	2004	4	4	5	13	32
	2008	0	5	1	6	53
	2012	1	2	5	8	45
	14	124	124	132	380	19

See also

• Paralympic competitors for Israel
• Sports in Israel
• Israel at the Olympics