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Yitzhak Gil-Ad

Yitzhak Gil-Ad

Israeli Paralympic athlete


Yitzhak Gil-Ad (Hebrew: יצחק גיל-עד; born Yitzhak Galitzki; born 1943) is a former Israeli Paralympic competitor.

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Gil-Ad was born in Tel Aviv and contracted polio at a young age.[6]

He competed in the Summer Paralympics four times and took part in table tennis, discus throw and wheelchair basketball tournaments.[7]

Gil-Ad won two individual medals, in discus throw tournaments of para athletics: gold in the 1968 Summer Paralympics and bronze in the 1976 Summer Paralympics. He also participated in shot put tournaments at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Games, in javelin at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games and in club throw at the 1968 Summer Games.[1][2]

He won three additional Paralympic medals in team competitions: a gold medal in table tennis alongside Baruch Hagai in doubles tournament at the 1964 Summer Games and gold and bronze medals as a member of the men's wheelchair basketball team, in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Games.[3][4][5]

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References

  1. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Mens Discus Throw C". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. "Results Archive - Toronto 1976 - Athletics - Mens Discus Throw 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Table Tennis - Mens Doubles C". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  4. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Wheelchair Basketball - Mens Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Wheelchair Basketball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. "Izechak Galitzki". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

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