Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S1, SB1, SM1
Further personal information
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew
Sport specific information
Club / Team
Ilan Sport Center: Haifa, ISR
Name of coach
Jacob Beninson [national], ISR
Training Regime
He trains at the Ilan Sport Center in Haifa, Israel.
General interest
Most influential person in career
His father Yusef, and coach Jacob Beninson. (jff.org.il, 24 Jun 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (ynet.co.il, 28 Dec 2020; davar1.co.il, 28 Dec 2020)
Impairment
At age 12 he fell off a roof, which resulted in paraplegia. He was also born with a hearing impairment. (jff.org.il, 24 Jun 2017; midnighteast.com, 28 Jun 2017)
Other information
DOCUMENTARY
He featured in a documentary called 'Swimming Against the Current' that was shown at the 2017 Jerusalem Film Festival in Israel. The film followed him and his father, Yusef, as they travelled to the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (jff.org.il, 24 Jun 2017; midnighteast.com, 28 Jun 2017)
He featured in a documentary called 'Swimming Against the Current' that was shown at the 2017 Jerusalem Film Festival in Israel. The film followed him and his father, Yusef, as they travelled to the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (jff.org.il, 24 Jun 2017; midnighteast.com, 28 Jun 2017)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 | Heats | 9 | ||
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Heats | 9 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 4 | ||
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 4 | ||
Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 2 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Final Round | 4 | ||
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 6 | ||
Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 4 | ||
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 8 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 2012-09-01 | 4 | |
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 5 | |
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-03 | 3 | |
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-05 | 3 | |
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Final Round | 2012-09-05 | 6 | |
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-07 | 2 | |
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 200 m Freestyle S3 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-12 | 11 | |
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-14 | 9 | |
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-16 | 6 | |
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 | Final 1 | 2013-08-16 | 6 | |
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM3 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 7 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Backstroke S2 | Final 1 | 2015-07-14 | 7 | |
Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-18 | 7 | |
Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 8 | |
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-19 | 9 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Mixed 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 9999 | |
Men's 100 m Backstroke S2 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-09 | 9999 | |
Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-11 | 3 | |
Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final Round | 2016-09-11 | 8 | |
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-15 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-04 | 8 | |
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2 | Final 1 | 2017-12-04 | 7 | |
Men's 200 m Freestyle S2 | Final 1 | 2017-12-06 | 6 | |
Men's 100 m Backstroke S2 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-07 | 8 | |
Men's 100 m Backstroke S2 | Final 1 | 2017-12-07 | 7 |