Inbal Pezaro

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Inbal Pezaro
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Pezaro competing at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 34)
Yizre'el, Israel
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
backstroke
breaststroke
ClubILAN Haifa
CoachNoah Ram
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 50 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 200 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley SM5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar del Plata 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2006 Durban 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 200 m medley SM5
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 200 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place 2016 Funchal
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Funchal
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Funchal

Inbal Pezaro (Hebrew: ענבל פיזרו, born 26 March 1987) is an Israeli Paralympic swimmer.

Biography[]

Pezaro was born on Kibbutz Yizre'el. At birth she suffered from a complex with blood vessels at her spinal cord, which caused her to become paralyzed in her lower limbs.[1] At the age of five she began practicing sports at the ILAN center in Haifa, progressing to compete in national championships only six years later.

Swimming career[]

From the age of 12 Pezaro had been competing in international swimming competitions. Following her exemption from military service with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), she volunteered to service and was certified as a swimming instructor.

She took part at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Pezaro won a silver medal on the opening day of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics,[1] after coming in second place in the 100-meter freestyle competition. She set a new Israeli record with 1:12.57 minutes. Pezaro claimed her second medal, finishing second in the 200 meters freestyle S5 competition.[2] Bela Hlavackova of the Czech Republic beat Pezaro in the women's 100 breast SB4, giving Inbal her third silver medal of the Beijing Paralympics. Pezaro emerged as one of the country's biggest stars in the Paralympics in Beijing. She won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics 200 meter freestyle, coming in at 3:38.20 minutes.

Honors[]

In 2002, she was honored to light a torch at the national Independence Day celebrations. In 2007, she was awarded "Sportswoman of the Year" title by the Israeli Association for Disabled Sports.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Jennifer Lipman (August 31, 2012). "Israeli Paralympians gear up for glorious Shabbat". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Avraham Tshuva (September 2, 2012). "Pezaro wins 2nd Bronze at Paralympics". Ynet. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

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