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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Further personal information
Languages
Hebrew, English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age three at the Spivak Sports Center in Ramat Gan, Israel.
Why this sport?
He initially started for rehabilitation.
International debut
Year
1998
Competing for
Israel
Tournament
World Championships
Location
New Zealand
General interest
Nicknames
Itzik (Athlete, 26 Aug 2010)
Awards and honours
He was named the International Paralympic Committee's [IPC] Athlete of the Month for April 2012. (paralympic.org, 2012)
He was named the 2004 Sportsman of the Year by Mmariv Newspaper in Israel. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2010)
He was named the 2004 Sportsman of the Year by Mmariv Newspaper in Israel. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2010)
Impairment
He was born with cerebral palsy and is limited to using his right hand when swimming. (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep 2004)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S1 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S1 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S1 | Heats (S1/2) | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S1 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S1 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S1 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 2012-09-01 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-03 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 6 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-07 | 4 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Backstroke S1 | Final 1 | 2013-08-12 | 9999 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S3 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-14 | 9 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S1 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Heat 1 | 2015-07-13 | 9 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S3 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-16 | 15 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 7 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-18 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Heat 1 | 2016-09-09 | 3 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 2016-09-11 | 7 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-11 | 5 |