Baruch Peretzman (Hebrew: ברוך פרצמן) is a former Israeli Paralympic swimmer.
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| Nationality |  Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editPeretzman was born in 1951 in Tzrifin and drafted to the Israel Defense Forces in 1969, serving in the special operations unit Shayetet 13. While in service in the Sinai Peninsula, in 1972 he was severely wounded by a mine of white phosphorus munitions and lost his left arm and left eye.[9]
Peretzman represented Israel at the Summer Paralympics as a member of the swimming team in 1980, 1984 and 1988, winning one gold medal, six silver medals and one bronze medals.[10]
He studied geography and is the head of cartography at the Survey of Israel department in the Ministry of Housing and Construction.
References
edit- ^ "Results Archive - Arnhem 1980 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Breaststroke F". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Results Archive - Arnhem 1980 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Backstroke F". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Results Archive - Arnhem 1980 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle F". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Results Archive - Arnhem 1980 - Swimming - Mens 3X50 M Individual Medley F". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Results Archive - Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Backstroke A6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Results Archive - Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Breaststroke A6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Results Archive - Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 - Swimming - Mens 200 M Individual Medley A6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Results Archive - Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Freestyle A6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ ברוך פרצמן (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Baruch Peretzman". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
