Yaron Opshtien
Israeli Paralympic table tennis player
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Yaron Opshtien (Hebrew: ירון אופשטיין; born 1967) is an Israeli former paralympic competitor in table tennis and para swimming.[1]
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| Native name | ירון אופשטיין | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Opshtien was a member of the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled.[2]
At the 1984 Summer Paralympics he competed in table tennis and para swimming: He won a gold medal competing in table tennis at the singles C3 event.[3] He also ranked seventh in the 25 metre freestyle C6 para swimming event.[4] Opshtien was also to compete in the 50 metre freestyle C6 event but failed to start his swim and was not included in the final ranking.[5]
Opshtien is founder of Acc company for graphic and online accessibility needs for the disabled.[6]
