Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
| Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | ISR |
| NPC | Israel Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 27 (13 men and 14 women) in 10 sports and 31 events |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Lihi Ben David & Adam Berdichevsky |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Gal Hamrani & Ami Omer Dadaon |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Israel competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
Disability classifications
[edit]Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and the severity of their disabilities. Other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Asaf Yasur | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | 29 August |
| Gold |
Ami Omer Dadaon | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle S4 | 30 August |
| Gold |
Moran Samuel | Rowing | PR1 women's single sculls | 1 September |
| Gold |
Ami Omer Dadaon | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle S4 | 3 September |
 Silver |
Ami Omer Dadaon | Swimming | Men's 150 m individual medley SM4 | 30 August |
| Silver |
Israel women's national goalball team | Goalball | Women | 5 September |
 Bronze |
Mark Malyar | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke S8 | 31 August |
| Bronze |
Saleh Shahin Shahar Milfelder |
Rowing | PR2 mixed double sculls | 1 September |
| Bronze |
Guy Sasson | Wheelchair tennis | Quad singles | 5 September |
| Bronze |
Ami Omer Dadaon | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle S4 | 6 September |
Competitors
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| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boccia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goalball | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Paracanoeing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rowing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 13 | 14 | 27 |
Badminton
[edit]Israel qualified two para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Nina Gorodetzky | Women's singles WH1 |  Mathez (SUI)L (7–21, 13–21) |
 Satomi (JPN)L (3–21, 8–21) |
 Yin (CHN)L (8–21, 5–21) |
4 | did not advance | 10 | ||
| Amir Levi | Men's singles WH2 |  Jakobs (FRA)L (12–21, 10–21) |
 Kim (KOR)L (15–21, 12–21) |
— | 3 | — | did not advance | 9 | |
Boccia
[edit]Israel entered one athlete to compete in the BC2 event. Nadav Levi qualified for the Games after being nominated as one of the two highest-ranked individuals, not yet qualified, through the release of final world ranking for Paris 2024.
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Nadav Levi | Men's individual BC2 |  Dekker (NED)W 7–2 |
 Tayahi (TUN)W 8–0 (DNS) |
 Santos (BRA)L 0–8 |
2 Q |  Cristaldo (ARG)L 4–4* |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Cycling
[edit]Israel sent one male para-cyclist after he finished in the top eligible nations at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[4]
Road
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amit Hasdai | Men's road race H1–2 | DNF | |
| Men's road time trial H2 | 29:06.63 | 4 | |
Goalball
[edit]- Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Israel women's | Women's tournament | Brazil W 8–4 |
 TurkeyL 4–5 |
 ChinaL 1–6 |
3 Q |  CanadaW 5–1 |
China W 2–1 |
Turkey L 3–8 |
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Women's tournament
[edit]The Israeli women's goalball team qualified for the Paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 IBSA European Championships in Podgorica, Montenegro.
- Team roster
Coach: Raz Shoham
The following is the Israel squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[5]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elham Mahamid Ruzin | B3 | 16 February 1990 (aged 34) |
| 2 | Noa Malka | B3 | 15 June 2003 (aged 21) |
| 3 | Gal Hamrani | B1 | 1 December 1992 (aged 31) |
| 4 | Or Mizrahi | B3 | 7 May 1993 (aged 31) |
| 5 | Roni Ohayon | B2 | 8 March 1999 (aged 25) |
| 6 | Lihi Ben-David | B1 | 8 December 1995 (aged 28) |
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Turkey
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Israel
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Brazil
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
| Turkey | 5–4 | Israel |
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Claude Dagenais (Canada)
Antonios Christodoulos (Greece)
| Israel | 1–6 | China |
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Antonios Christodoulos (Greece)
Raquel Aguado (Spain)
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
| China | 1–2 | Israel |
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Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)
Janice Dawson (Canada)
- Gold medal match
| Israel | 3–8 | Turkey |
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Kazuto Ono (Japan)
Raquel Aguado (Spain)
Paracanoeing
[edit]Israel earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Talia Eilat | Women's KL2 | 59.23 | 4 SF | 59.20 | 3 FA | 57.41 | 6 |
| Irina Shafir | Women's VL2 | 1:19.86 | 5 SF | 1:18.17 | 5 FB | 1:18.57 | 3 (11) |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); SF=Semifinal
Rowing
[edit]Israeli rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and the 2024 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shmulik Daniel | PR1 men's single sculls | 9:18.99 | 2 R | 9:22.47 | 1 FA | 9:36.94 | 4 |
| Moran Samuel | PR1 women's single sculls | 9:58.02 PGB | 1 FA | — | 10:25.40 |
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| Saleh Shahin Shahar Milfelder |
PR2 mixed double sculls | 8:07.24 | 2 FA | — | 8:31.85 |
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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
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Israel entered one para-shooter after achieved quota place for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships, and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.[7][8]
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Yuliya Chernoy | R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 631.7 | 16 | did not advance | |
| R6 – 50 m air rifle prone SH1 | 624.2 | 8 Q | 185.3 | 5 | |
Swimming
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Israel secured two quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines. Iyad Shalabi decided to withdrew from the games due to his father's health condition.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ami Omer Dadaon | Men's 50 metre freestyle S4 | 37.61 | 3 Q | 37.11 |
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| Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB3 | — | 51.34 | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S4 | 1:19.33 PR | 1 Q | 1:20.25 |
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| Men's 150 metre individual medley SM4 | 2:34.71 | 2 Q | 2:30.50 |
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| Men's 200 metre freestyle S4 | 2:52.30 | 1 Q | 2:49.26 |
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| Ariel Malyar | Men's 50 metre freestyle S4 | 40.61 | 8 Q | 40.53 | 7 |
| Men's 50 metre backstroke S4 | 53.97 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S4 | 1:39.35 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 200 metre freestyle S4 | 3:36.70 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Mark Malyar | Men's 100 metre freestyle S8 | 1:00.35 | 9 R | did not advance | |
| Men's 100 metre backstroke S8 | 1:07.73 | 3 Q | 1:07.42 |
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| Men's 200 metre individual medley SM8 | 2:29.86 | 5 Q | 2:26.41 | 5 | |
| Men's 400 metre freestyle S8 | 4:42.39 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| Veronika Guirenko | Women's 50 m backstroke S3 | 1:09.44 | 7 Q | 1:09.66 | 8 |
| Women's 100 m freestyle S3 | 2:22.31 | 9 R | did not advance | ||
Taekwondo
[edit]
Israel qualified two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Asaf Yasur qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in his division. Meanwhile, Adnan Milad qualified by winning the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[10]
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Asaf Yasur | Men's –58 kg | Bye |  Kaenkham (THA)W 23–6 |
 Xiao (TPE)W 16–6 |
— |  Özcan (TUR)W 19–12 |
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| Adnan Milad | Men's –63 kg | Lee (KOR) W 27–12 |
Bozteke (TUR) L 7–30 |
did not advance |  Sadeghianpour (IRI)W WWD |
 Bossolo (ITA)L 13–18 |
5 |
Wheelchair tennis
[edit]Israel sent 4 wheelchair tennis players to compete in the following competitions.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Adam Berdichevsky | Men's singles | Arca (ITA) W 2–0 (6–2, 7–5) |
 Cataldo (CHI)L 1–2 (1–6, 6–3, 3–6) |
did not advance | 17 | |||
| Sergei Lysov | Tapia (CHI) W 2–0 (7–5, 6–1) |
 Hewett (GBR)L 0–2 (0–6, 1–6) |
did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Adam Berdichevsky Sergei Lysov |
Men's doubles | — | Bye | Cattanéo / Houdet (FRA) L 0–2 (2–6, 1–6) |
did not advance | 9 | ||
| Maayan Zikri | Women's singles | — |  Awane (MAR)W 2–0 (6–3, 6–2) |
de Groot (NED) L 0–2 (0–6, 0–6) |
did not advance | 9 | ||
| Guy Sasson | Quad singles | — | Cayulef (CHI) W 2–0 (6–2, 6–3) |
Slade (GBR) W 2–0 (6–1, 6–2) |
Schröder (NED) L 0–2 (61–7, 4–6) |
Kaplan (TUR) W 2–1 (5–7, 6–4, 6–1) |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Goalball – Team Israel". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Olympics. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Goalball – Women – Competition Summary" (pdf). Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 1 September 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Quota Allocation after New Delhi" (PDF). Paralympics. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Chateauroux 2022: China, Israel and Thailand also earn Paralympic Games quotas". International Paralympic Committee. 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Aharoni, Oren (21 August 2024). "Because of his father's condition: Tokyo gold medalist Iyad Shalabi will not participate in the Paralympic Games in Paris" [בגלל מצבו של אביו: מדליסט הזהב מטוקיו איאד שלבי לא ישתתף במשחקים הפראלימפיים בפריז]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "European Qualification Tournament for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Results". European Taekwondo Union. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.