Inbal Pezaro

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

Inbal Pezaro
Pezaro competing at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987
Yizre'el, Israel
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
backstroke
breaststroke
ClubILAN Haifa
CoachNoah Ram

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.

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References
  1. 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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