Nina Gorodetzky (Hebrew: נינה גורודצקי; born 1981) is an Israeli para-badminton player, and the first badminton player to represent Israel in the Summer Paralympics.[1] As a singles player she won the 2008 European Para-Badminton Championships, and in mixed doubles she won a gold medal in the 2018 European Para-Badminton Championships. She is competing for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editGorodetzky was born in Georgia and emigrated aged 11 to Israel, where six years later she was severely injured in a traffic collision and confined to a wheelchair.[2]
Para-badminton career
editGorodetzky competes in Para-badminton in singles and doubles. As a singles player she won the 2008 European Para-Badminton Championships and in mixed doubles she won the 2018 European Para-Badminton Championships alongside Amir Levi.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Nina Gorodetsky – Badminton". inz.org.il. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "בחלומות אני הולכת". news.walla.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Nina GORODETZKY". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
External links
edit- Nina Gorodetzky at BWFBadminton.com
- Nina Gorodetzky at the International Tennis Federation
- Nina Gorodetzky at Paralympic.org
- Nina Gorodetzky at IMDb
- Nina Gorodetzky on Instagram
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