Shlomo Finkelstein (Hebrew: שלמה פינקלשטיין) is an Israeli former Paralympic swimmer.
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Nationality | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editRepresenting Israel at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Finkelstein won a gold medal in swimming at the 50m backstroke class 3 event and a secondgold medal at the 3X25m individual medly class 3 event. He also reached sixth place in the Men's 50m freestyle class 3 event and took part in the athletics competitions in the 100m race.[3]
In 1975, Finkelstein won two gold medals at the National championship of Israel, setting two new national records: 27.8 second in the 25m butterfly event and 1:21.1 minutes in the 3X25 individual medley event.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Results Archive - Heidelberg 1972 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Backstroke 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Results Archive - Heidelberg 1972 - Swimming - Mens 3X25 M Medley 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Shlomo Finkelstein". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ שיאים חדשים הושגו באליפות השחייה לנכים, מעריב, 2 בספטמבר 1975 (in Hebrew)