Israel at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
# Israel at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Israel competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 24 athletes, 21 men and 3 women. Competitors from Israel won 13 medals, including 4 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze to finish 32nd in the medal table.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Dror Cohen Arnon Efrati Benni Vexler | Sailing | Mixed sonar |
| Gold | Izhak Mamistvalov | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S1 |
| Gold | Izhak Mamistvalov | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S1 |
| Gold | Keren Or Leybovitch | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S8 |
| Silver | Izhak Mamistvalov | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle S2 |
| Silver | Keren Or Leybovitch | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S8 |
| Silver | Keren Or Leybovitch | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S8 |
| Silver | Inbal Pezaro | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB4 |
| Bronze | Doron Shaziri | Shooting | Men's free rifle 3x40 SH1 |
| Bronze | Doron Shaziri | Shooting | Mixed free rifle prone SH1 |
| Bronze | Nimrod Zviran | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S7 |
| Bronze | Inbal Pezaro | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle S5 |
| Bronze | Keren Or Leybovitch | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM8 |

## Sports

### Athletics

**Men's field**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Yogev Kenzi | F46 | Long jump | 6.11 | - | 8 |

### Cycling

**Men's road**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ziv Bar Shira | Men's handcycle road race HC div B/C | 1:27:32 | 9 |
| Ziv Bar Shira | Men's handcycle time trial HC div B/C | 20:28.97 | 11 |

### Equestrian

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Omer Ben Dor | Mixed individual championship test grade I | 67.158 | 7 |
| Omer Ben Dor | Mixed individual freestyle test grade I | 70.313 | 6 |
| Eyal Shahar | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 57.818 | 16 |
| Eyal Shahar | Mixed individual freestyle test grade II | 62.389 | 18 |
| Itai Zuck | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 66.000 | 10 |
| Itai Zuck | Mixed individual freestyle test grade II | 70.333 | 11 |

**Team**

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
| Omer Ben Dor Eyal Shahar Itai Zuck | Team | 384.345 | 10 |

### Shooting

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Eliahu Chabra | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 548 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eliahu Chabra | Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 513 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Abraham Hadassi | Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 590 | 4 Q | 101.2 | 691.2 | 4 |
| Doron Shaziri | Men's 50m 3 positions SH1 | 1146 | 3 Q | 97.8 | 1243.8 | |
| Doron Shaziri | Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 592 | 3 Q | 100.4 | 692.4 | |
| Ilan Zaltsman | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 543 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ilan Zaltsman | Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 490 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Swimming

**Men**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ziv Better | S12 | 50m freestyle | 26.89 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ziv Better | S12 | 100m freestyle | 1:00.15 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hanoch Budin | S9 | 50m freestyle | 28.99 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Izhar Cohen | S11 | 50m freestyle | 28.49 | 6 Q | 28.17 | 5 |
| Izhar Cohen | S11 | 100m freestyle | 1:06.19 | 7 Q | 1:07.01 | 7 |
| Izhak Mamistvalov | S1 | 50m freestyle | N/A | N/A | 1:10.88 PR | |
| Izhak Mamistvalov | S1 | 100m freestyle | N/A | N/A | 2:35.24 | |
| Izhak Mamistvalov | S2 | 200m freestyle | 5:37.43 | 5 Q | 5:07.44 | |
| Nimrod Zviran | S7 | 50m freestyle | 30.03 | 3 Q | 30.07 | 4 |
| Nimrod Zviran | S7 | 100m freestyle | 1:07.27 | 5 Q | 1:07.06 | 6 |
| Nimrod Zviran | S7 | 400m freestyle | 5:17.08 | 5 Q | 5:06.15 | |

**Women**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Keren Or Leybovitch | S8 | 50m freestyle | 32.68 | 1 Q | 32.11 | |
| Keren Or Leybovitch | S8 | 100m freestyle | 1:11.27 | 2 Q | 1:09.86 | |
| Keren Or Leybovitch | S8 | 400m freestyle | 5:32.28 | 4 Q | 5:34.43 | 6 |
| Keren Or Leybovitch | S8 | 100m backstroke | 1:21.20 | 1 Q | 1:19.55 | |
| Keren Or Leybovitch | SM8 | 200m individual medley | 3:07.13 | 4 Q | 3:03.38 | |
| Inbal Pezaro | S5 | 50m freestyle | 41.42 | 5 Q | 40.71 | 5 |
| Inbal Pezaro | S5 | 100m freestyle | 1:25.68 | 4 Q | 1:23.59 | 4 |
| Inbal Pezaro | S5 | 200m freestyle | 3:05.11 | 3 Q | 2:58.74 | |
| Inbal Pezaro | SB4 | 100m breaststroke | 2:02.00 | 3 Q | 2:00.07 | |
| Inbal Schwartz | S6 | 50m freestyle | 43.00 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Inbal Schwartz | S6 | 100m freestyle | 1:33.14 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Inbal Schwartz | S6 | 100m backstroke | 1:45.23 | 8 Q | 1:46.45 | 8 |

### Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| David Altaratz | Men's singles 10 | Agudo (ESP) W 3-0 | Karabec (CZE) L 1-3 | N/A | 1 Q | N/A | Ruiz (ESP) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zeev Glikman | Men's singles 8 | Schaller (FRA) W 3–1 | Skrzynecki (POL) W 3–0 | Mitas (SVK) W 2–0 | 1 Q | Loicq (BEL) L 0–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Wheelchair tennis

**Quads**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Shraga Weinberg | Open | Quads' singles | Takashima (JPN) W 6–2, 6–3 | Wagner (USA) L 5–7, 7–5, 3-6 | did not advance | did not advance |
