Boaz Avhar
Israeli Paralympic swimmer
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Boaz Avhar (Hebrew: בועז אבהר) is a former Israeli Paralympic swimmer.
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| Native name | בועז אבהר | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Avhar has cerebral palsy.[4]
At the 1988 Summer Paralympics he won bronze medals in all three tournaments he took part in: 100 meters freestyle, 100 meters backstroke and 200 meters backstroke in the C3 category. He returned to the 1992 Summer Paralympics and competed in five tournaments but only reached to the final in one event and failed to win any medals.[5]
Avhar worked at Bezeq for 31 years and was later licensed in coaching and coordinates two social clubs for the disabled: a club in Holon for teenagers and a club in Tel Aviv for adults.[6] He is married and has two children.[7]
