Israel at the Paralympics

Israel at the Paralympics
IPC code	ISR
NPC	Israel Paralympic Committee
Website	www.isad.org.il
Medals	Gold 125 Silver 123 Bronze 129 Total 377
Summer appearances
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
2022

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 123 gold medals at the Summer Paralympic Games.

The most successful Israeli Paralympian was Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum, who, between 1964 and 1988, won 30 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 15 were gold. Second successful Israeli Paralympian was Uri Bergman, who, between 1976 and 1988, won 14 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.

Medal tables

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

      Host nation

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
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	14	16	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
2016	0	0	3	3	74
2020	2	0	0	2	16
16	125	123	129	377	19

Source:

• Italic — During ongoing games.

Multi-medallists

No.	Athlete	Sport(s)	Years	Games	Sex	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum	Athletics, Swimming, Wheelchair basketball, Table tennis	1964–1992	Summer	F	15	8	7	30
2	Uri Bergman	Swimming	1976–1988	Summer	M	12	1	1	14
3	Joseph Wanger	Swimming	1976–1988	Summer	M	9	5	5	19
4	Baruch Hagai	Wheelchair basketball, Swimming, Table tennis	1964–1980	Summer	M	8	2	4	14
5	Shlomo Pinto	Swimming, Wheelchair basketball	1976–1988	Summer	M	7	9	1	17
6	Moshe Levy (athlete)	Swimming, Wheelchair basketball	1968–1988	Summer	M	7	3	2	12
7	Ora Anlen	Athletics, Swimming, Wheelchair basketball	1968–1976	Summer	F	4	5	4	13
8	Ayala Malhan	Wheelchair basketball, fencing	1968–1988	Summer	F	4	4	4	12
9	Batia Mishani	Athletics, Swimming, Table tennis	1964–1968	Summer	F	3	5	3	11
9	Ron Bolotin	Swimming	1980–1988	Summer	M	3	5	3	11
11	Rachel Tassa	Wheelchair basketball, fencing, Swimming	1972–1988	Summer	F	2	5	5	12

See also

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