Israel at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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| Israel at the 1968 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ISR |
| NPC | Israel Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tel Aviv | |
| Competitors | 53 |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Israel was the host nation of the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv. The Israeli team finished third in the medal table and won sixty-two medals: eighteen gold, twenty-one silver and twenty-three bronze.[1] Over 750 athletes from 28 nations took part in the Games; the Israeli team included 53 athletes, 37 men and 15 women.[2][n 1]
Archery
Four Israeli archers competed at the Games, none won a medal.[5]
In the St. Nicholas round for paraplegic women Even-Sahav finished seventh with 524 points.[6] In the equivalent men's event Israeli athletes Feld, Kirschner and Even-Sahav finished twenty-fourth, twenty-third and twelfth respectively[7]
Athletics
Twenty-seven members of the Israeli team competed in athletics events, winning thirty-two medals, nine gold, eleven silver and twelve bronze.[5] Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum won gold medals in the club throw, javelin, shot put and pentathlon and a silver medal in the discus for the host nation.[5][8] Other athletes that won multiple medals for Israel included; Halfon, who won two gold and two silver medals in women's special class field events; Ora Goldstein who won bronze medals in wheelchair racing and shot put; Mishani who took gold in the 60 metres wheelchair dash and also won four silver medals; and Siri who won two silver and four bronze medals.[5]
Table tennis
Nineteen table tennis players competed for Israel and won four gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Baruch Hagai won the gold medal in the men's singles C classification and teamed up with Arieh Rubin to also win gold in the doubles C.[5][9][10]