Ziv Better

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Ziv Better

Personal information
Born	1965/1966 (age 55–56) Lehavot HaBashan, Israel
Sport
Sport	Para swimming
Disability class	B2
Medal record Men's para swimming Representing  Israel Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke B2 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle B2 1992 Barcelona 200 m backstroke B2 1992 Barcelona 400 m medley B1–2 1996 Atlanta 50 m freestyle B2 1996 Atlanta 100 m backstroke B2 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle B2

Ziv Better (Hebrew: זיו בטר) is an Israeli swimmer.

Better was born in Kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan. During his military service with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF] he served as an officer in Golani Brigade. Better was injured by a mine while attempting to rescue one of his soldiers, Doron Shaziri, while fighting in the Lebanon War. As a result of his injury he was blinded in his left eye and lost approximately 90% of his vision in his right eye. Shortly thereafter, he started swimming and soon reached a competitive level.^[1][2]

By 2004, Better had participated in eight European championships, fout world championships and four Paralympic Games. At the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, he won two silver medals and two bronze medals, and in the 1996 Summer Paralympics, he won three bronze medals. He has competed five Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2008.

Better works as a Systems Analyst, and is married and a father of three.

References[]

External links[]

• Ziv Better at the International Paralympic Committee
• Ziv Better at IPC.InfostradaSports.com

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