Mickey Abeles (Hebrew: מיקי אבלס,1917-2004) was an Israeli Paralympic competitor in para table tennis and para swimming.
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| National team | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2004 (aged 86–87) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
editAbeles contracted polio at age 29 and remained paralyzed in his lower limbs.[2]
In the 1958 Stoke Mandeville Games Abeles won a gold medal in the table tennis doubles' tournament with his partner Simcha Lustig.[3] The two reached the finals again in 1962.[4] In 1965, he again won a gold medal in the doubles' tournament with his partner Baruch Hagai.[5]
Abeles competed in table tennis at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.[6]
At the 1968 Summer Paralympics he competed in swimming and in table tennis, winning a bronze medal in table tennis with his partner Moshe Gamishida.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Table Tennis - Mens Doubles B". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "ההשתתפות היא הנצחון, דבר, 1 בנובמבר 1968". JPress. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "חזר מתחרויות המשותקים, חרות, 25 באוגוסט 1958". JPress. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "הנכים חזרו מאנגליה עם "שיירת מוזהבת" של מדליות וגביעים, למרחב, 19 באוגוסט 1962". JPress. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "חזרה משלחת הנכים, הצפה, 4 באוגוסט 1965". JPress. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "נכי אילנשיל - לאולימפיאדת הנכים ברומא, על המשמר, 15 בספטמבר 1960". JPress. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Mickey Abeles". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
