Israel competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and the severity of their disabilities. Other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Asaf Yasur Taekwondo Men's 58 kg Ami Omer Dadaon Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S4 Moran Samuel Rowing PR1 women's single sculls Ami Omer Dadaon Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle S4 Ami Omer Dadaon Swimming Men's 150 m individual medley SM4 Israel women's national goalball team Goalball Women Mark Malyar Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S8 Saleh ShahinShahar Milfelder Rowing PR2 mixed double sculls Guy Sasson Wheelchair tennis Quad singles Ami Omer Dadaon Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S4
Competitors
SportMenWomenTotalBadminton 1 1 2Boccia 1 0 1Cycling 1 0 1Goalball 0 6 6Paracanoeing 0 2 2Rowing 2 2 4Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 3 1 4Taekwondo 2 0 2Wheelchair tennis 3 1 4 Total 13 14 27
Badminton
Israel qualified two para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNina GorodetzkyWomen's singles WH1 L (7–21, 13–21) L (3–21, 8–21) L (8–21, 5–21) 4 did not advance 10Amir LeviMen's singles WH2 L (12–21, 10–21) L (15–21, 12–21) 3 did not advance 9
Boccia
Israel entered one athlete to compete in the BC2 event. Nadav Levi qualified for the Games after being nominated as one of the two highest-ranked individuals, not yet qualified, through the release of final world ranking for Paris 2024.
AthleteEventPool matchesPlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNadav LeviMen's individual BC2W 7–2W 8–0 ()L 0–82 QL 4–4*colspan=3 9
Cycling
Israel sent one male para-cyclist after he finished in the top eligible nations at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.
Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankAmit HasdaiMen's road race H1–2 Men's road time trial H229:06.634
Goalball
Summary TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankIsrael women'sWomen's tournament W 8–4 L 4–5 L 1–6 3 Q W 5–1 W 2–1 L 3–8
Women's tournament
The Israeli women's goalball team qualified for the Paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 IBSA European Championships in Podgorica, Montenegro.
Team roster
Group stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
Paracanoeing
Israel earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTime RankTalia EilatWomen's KL259.23 4 SF59.20 3 FA57.41 6Irina ShafirWomen's VL21:19.86 5 SF1:18.17 5 FB1:18.57 3 (11) Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); SF=Semifinal
Rowing
Israeli rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and the 2024 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankShmulik DanielPR1 men's single sculls9:18.99 2 R9:22.47 1 FA9:36.94 4Moran SamuelPR1 women's single sculls9:58.02 1 FAcolspan=2 10:25.40 Saleh ShahinShahar MilfelderPR2 mixed double sculls8:07.24 2 FAcolspan=2 8:31.85 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
Israel entered one para-shooter after achieved quota place for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships, and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.
Mixed AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankYuliya ChernoyR3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1631.7 16did not advanceR6 – 50 m air rifle prone SH1624.2 8 Q185.3 5
Swimming
Israel secured two quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines. Iyad Shalabi decided to withdraw from the games due to his father's health condition.
AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankAmi Omer DadaonMen's 50 metre freestyle S437.61 3 Q37.11 Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB3colspan=2 51.345Men's 100 metre freestyle S41:19.33 PR 1 Q1:20.25 Men's 150 metre individual medley SM42:34.71 2 Q2:30.50 Men's 200 metre freestyle S42:52.30 1 Q2:49.26 Ariel MalyarMen's 50 metre freestyle S440.61 8 Q40.53 7Men's 50 metre backstroke S453.97 12 did not advanceMen's 100 metre freestyle S41:39.35 12 did not advanceMen's 200 metre freestyle S43:36.70 13 did not advanceMark MalyarMen's 100 metre freestyle S81:00.35 9 R did not advanceMen's 100 metre backstroke S81:07.73 3 Q1:07.42 Men's 200 metre individual medley SM82:29.86 5 Q2:26.41 5Men's 400 metre freestyle S84:42.39 12 did not advanceVeronika GuirenkoWomen's 50 m backstroke S31:09.44 7 Q1:09.66 8Women's 100 m freestyle S32:22.31 9 R did not advance
Taekwondo
Israel qualified two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Asaf Yasur qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in his division. Meanwhile, Adnan Milad qualified by winning the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAsaf YasurMen's –58 kgW 23–6W 16–6W 19–12Adnan MiladMen's –63 kgW 27–12L 7–30did not advanceW L 13–185
Wheelchair tennis
Israel sent 4 wheelchair tennis players to compete in the following competitions.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAdam BerdichevskyMen's singlesW 2–0 (6–2, 7–5)L 1–2 (1–6, 6–3, 3–6)did not advance17Sergei LysovW 2–0 (7–5, 6–1)L 0–2 (0–6, 1–6)did not advance17Adam BerdichevskySergei LysovMen's doublesL 0–2 (2–6, 1–6)did not advance9Maayan ZikriWomen's singlesW 2–0 (6–3, 6–2)L 0–2 (0–6, 0–6)did not advance9Guy SassonQuad singlescolspan=2W 2–0 (6–2, 6–3)W 2–0 (6–1, 6–2)L 0–2 (61–7, 4–6)W 2–1 (5–7, 6–4, 6–1)
See also Israel at the Paralympics Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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