Iyad Shalabi

Israel

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

S1, SB1, SM1

Sport specific information

Club / Team

Ilan Sport Center: Haifa, ISR

Name of coach

Jacob Beninson [national], ISR

General interest

Impairment

At age 12 he fell off a roof, which resulted in paraplegia. He was also born with a hearing impairment. (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 his journey to the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (midnighteast.com, 28 Jun 2017)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2		Heats		9
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2		Heats		9

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
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

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
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

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
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

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
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

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
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

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
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

Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
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