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Geula Siri
Geula Siri ( he, גאולה סירי; born 1949) is a former Israeli athlete who has won 7 Paralympic medals. Biography Siri was born in Sanaa, Yemen and immigrated to Israel with her family in Operation Magic Carpet in 1950. She grew up in Bat Yam and joined the Israel ParaSport Center. Siri participated in the 1968 Summer Paralympics as a competitor in para athletics and a member of the women's wheelchair basketball team. She competed in eight tournaments and won medals in six: gold medal with the basketball team, silver medals in javelin and 4X40 wheelchair race relay, and bronze medals in discus throw, club throw, shot put and novices. Her two other performances were in javelin precision and in wheelchair slalom. Twenty years later, her performance in the 1988 Summer Paralympics gained her top ranks outside the medal table: fourth place in javelin and in pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words ''pente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Paralympic Games
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, organized by the International Paralympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that the Olympic Games started in 1904. The United States, the United Kingdom and Japan have each hosted the Summer Paralympic Games twice. Other countries that have hosted the summer Paralympics are Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Greece, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain and West Germany. Thirteen countries — Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United States — have been represented at all Summer Paralympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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