Israel competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September.
The country was represented by twenty-five athletes (eighteen men and seven women), who competed in nine sports: athletics, equestrian, road cycling, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair tennis. The Israeli athletes included six-time Paralympic shooting medallist Doron Shaziri."Netanyahu Hosts Israel’s Paralympic Hopefuls", Arutz Sheva, 15 August 2012"Israel’s Paralympians harbor high hopes for London gold", The Times of Israel, 15 August 2012
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Noam Gershony Wheelchair tennis Quad Singles Doron Shaziri Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 Koby Lion Cycling Men's Time Trial H1 Inbal Pezaro Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle S5 Women's 200m freestyle S5 Women's 100m freestyle S5 Itzhak Mamistvalov Swimming Men's 200m freestyle S2 Noam Gershony Shraga Weinberg Wheelchair tennis Quad Doubles
Athletics
Men's Track and Road Events AthleteEventFinalResultRankGad YarkoniMarathon T123:01:5113
Cycling
Road
Men AthleteEventTimeRankKoby LionRoad Race H1Time Trial H135:53.30Nati GrobergRoad Race H42:11:589Time Trial H427:30.047
Women AthleteEventTimeRankPascale BercovitchRoad Race H4Time Trial H438:49.226
Mixed AthleteEventTimeRankKoby LionNati GrobergPascale BercovitchTeam Relay H1-4
Equestrian
AthleteHorseEventTotalScoreRankYonatan DreslerUbeliskIndividual Championship III65.33310Individual Freestyle III60.25011
Rowing
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTime RankMoran SamuelWomen's Single Sculls5:45.473 R5:44.781 FA5:48.675Reuven MagnageyOlga SokolovMixed Double Sculls4:18.456 R4:20.204 FB4:14.909
Sailing
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsRank1234567891011*Shimon Ben YakovHagar ZahaviSKUD 186775(12)65846 646Dror CohenArnon EfratiBenny VexlerSonar9(13)41013114677 689
* The 11th race was cancelled due to bad weather.
Shooting
AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankDoron ShaziriMen's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH111571 Q1252.4Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH15894 Q691.86
Swimming
Men AthletesEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankItzhak Mamistvalov50m freestyle S21:08.737 Q1:07.946100m freestyle S22:26.555 Q2:25.606200m freestyle S2colspan=2 4:58.53Iad Josef Shalabi50m freestyle S21:07.524 Q1:07.075100m freestyle S22:25.554 Q2:24.735200m freestyle S2colspan=2 4:58.54450m backstroke S21:08.375 Q1:08.976Yoav Valinsky100m freestyle S61:14.6514Did not advance100m backstroke S61:34.1211Did not advance100m breaststroke SB61:34.319Did not advance200m individual medley SM63:03.8811Did not advance
Women AthletesEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankInbal Pezaro50m freestyle S539.745 Q37.89100m freestyle S51:25.915 Q1:22.56 200m freestyle S52:57.142 Q2:56.11 100m breaststroke SB41:57.954 Q1:56.734Inbal Schwartz50m freestyle S639.0213Did not advance100m freestyle S61:31.6216Did not advance100m backstroke S61:44.4312Did not advance50m butterfly S639.26 3 Q39.895Erel Halevi50m freestyle S738.3012Did not advance100m freestyle S71:19.7110Did not advance400m freestyle S75:48.439Did not advance
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLiran GevaIndividual C3 L 0–3 L 0–33Did not advanceShay SiadaIndividual C4 L 0–3 W 3–02Did not advanceLiran GevaShay SiadaTeam C4-5colspan=3 L 0–3Did not advance
Wheelchair Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze medal FinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNoam GershonyQuad Singles W 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 W 6–1, 6–1 W 6–0, 6–0 W 6–2, 6–1Boaz KramerQuad Singles W 6–3, 6–2 L 3–6, 0–6Did not advanceShraga WeinbergQuad Singles W 6–1, 6–2 W 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 L 0–6, 0–6 L 6–1, 3–6, 4–64Noam GershonyShraga WeinbergQuad Doubles W 6–1, 6–4 L 3–6, 6–7 W 6–3, 6–1
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