Shlomo Pinto

Shlomo Pinto (Hebrew: שלמה פינטו) was an Israeli paralympic champion.

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שלמה פינטו

Country Israel

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Shlomo Pinto

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Native name	שלמה פינטו
Sport
Country	Israel
Medal record Representing  Israel Summer Paralympic Games Swimming 1976 Toronto 3x50m medley relay[1] 1980 Arnhem 4X50 freestyle relay[2] 1984 New York 400m freestyle 4[3] 1984 New York 4X50 freestyle relay[4] 1988 Seoul 100m freestyle 4[5] 1988 Seoul 50m butterfly 4[6] 1988 Seoul 200m individual medley[7] 1976 Toronto 50m freestyle 4[8] 1980 Arnhem 100m freestyle 4[9] 1980 Arnhem 3X50 medley relay[10] 1984 New York 100m freestyle 4[11] 1984 New York 4x50m individual medley[12] 1984 New York 100m backstroke 4[13] 1984 New York 50m butterfly 4[14] 1988 Seoul 100m breaststroke 4[15] 1988 Seoul 400m freestyle 4[16] 1976 Toronto 25m butterfly 4[17] 1988 Seoul 4X100 medley relay[18] 1992 Barcelona 4X100 freestyle relay[19] Men's wheelchair basketball 1980 Arnhem Wheelchair basketball

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Pinto was a soldier with the IDF's Golani Brigade during the Yom Kippur War. Injured during the battle at Mount Hermon, his legs were paralyzed and Pinto began practicing sports with the IDF Disabled Veterans' Organization.^[20]

Pinto practiced badminton, wheelchair basketball and swimming, representing Israel in the latter field in all Paralympic Games between 1976 and 1992 and winning 20 medals.

Pinto died 18 June 2011 at the age of 57, several weeks after suffering a brain seizure.^[21]