Mickey Abeles
Israeli Paralympic competitor
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Mickey Abeles (Hebrew: מיקי אבלס; 1917-2004) was an Israeli Paralympic competitor in para table tennis and para swimming.
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| Native name | מיקי אבלס | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2004 (aged 86–87) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Abeles contracted polio at age 29 and remained paralyzed in his lower limbs.[2]
In the 1958 Stoke Mandeville Games Abeles won a gold medal in the table tennis doubles' tournament with his partner Simcha Lustig.[3] The two reached the finals again in 1962.[4] In 1965, he again won a gold medal in the doubles' tournament with his partner Baruch Hagai.[5]
Abeles competed in table tennis at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.[6]
At the 1968 Summer Paralympics he competed in swimming and in table tennis, winning a bronze medal in table tennis with his partner Moshe Gamishida.[7]
