Shlomo Pinto
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Israel
| ||
| Summer Paralympic Games | ||
| Swimming | ||
| Gold | 1976 Toronto | 3x50m medley relay |
| Gold | 1984 New York | 400m freestyle |
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 100m freestyle |
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 50m butterfly |
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 200m individual medley |
| Silver | 1976 Toronto | 50m freestyle |
| Silver | 1980 Arnhem | 100m freestyle |
| Silver | 1984 New York | 100m freestyle |
| Silver | 1984 New York | 4x50m individual medley |
| Silver | 1984 New York | 100m backstroke |
| Silver | 1984 New York | 50m butterfly |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 100m breaststroke |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 400m freestyle |
| Bronze | 1976 Toronto | 25m butterfly |
Shlomo Pinto (Hebrew: שלמה פינטו) was an Israeli paralympic champion.
Pinto was a soldier with the IDF's Golani Brigade during the Yom Kippur War. Injured during the battle at Mount Hermon, his legs were paralyzed and Pinto began practicing sports with the IDF Disabled Veterans' Organization.[1]
Pinto practiced badminton, wheelchair basketball and swimming, representing Israel in the latter field in all Paralympic Games between 1976 and 1992 and winning 14 medals.
Pinto died 18 June 2011 at the age of 57, several weeks after suffering a brain seizure.[2]
References
External links
- shlomo pinto's profile on paralympic.org