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Arieh Rubin

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Arieh Rubin
Personal information
Born1952
Sport
Country Israel
SportSwimming
Wheelchair basketball
Table tennis
DisabilityPolio
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Swimming
Silver medal – second place 1968 Tel Aviv 100m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1968 Tel Aviv 3X25 medley
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv 50m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1972 Heidelberg 100m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1972 Heidelberg 100m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1972 Heidelberg 3X50 medley
Gold medal – first place 1976 Toronto 4X100 relay
Table tennis
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv Doubles
Wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place 1976 Toronto Men

Arieh Rubin (Hebrew: אריה רובין; born 1952) is an Israeli paralympic swimming champion. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976, winning 9 medals[1]

Life

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Wengier was born in 1952 and contracted polio when he was nine months old.[2] He was trained at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled.

At the 1968 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal with Baruch Hagai in the table tennis men's doubles tournament[3] and three medals in swimming: 2 silver and one bronze. He won silver medals in the breaststroke swimming tournament for 100m[4] and in the 3X25 individual medley tournament.[5] He won the bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke swimming tournament.[6]

At the 1972 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the 100m breaststroke swimming tournament[7] and two silver medals: one in the 100m freestyle swimming tournament[8] and another for the 3X50 individual medley.[9]

At the 1976 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal as a member of the swimming team competing at the 4X100 medley relay[10] and a silver medal as a member of Israel's wheelchair basketball team.[11]

In 2007, Rubin was sentenced to four years in probation after a legal proceeding concerning allegations of indecent acts with a minor.[12]

Rubin was married to paralympic athlete Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum. He is divorced and a father of three.

References

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  1. ^ "Arieh Rubin". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. ^ הוקל עונשו של גבר שביצע מעשים מגונים בקטינה (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ "Table Tennis - Men's Doubles C". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. ^ "Swimming - Men's 100 m Breaststroke Open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. ^ "Swimming - Men's 3x25 m Individual Medley Open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. ^ "Swimming - Men's 50 m Breaststroke Special class". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  7. ^ "Swimming - Men's 100 m Breaststroke 5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  8. ^ "Swimming - Men's 100 m Freestyle 5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  9. ^ "Swimming - Men's 3x50 m Medley 5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  10. ^ "Swimming - Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay Open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  11. ^ "Wheelchair Basketball - Men's Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  12. ^ 4 שנות מאסר למאמן שחייה שהורשע במעשים מגונים, 14.2.2007 (in Hebrew)