Arieh Rubin ( he, אריה רובין; born 1952) is an Israeli

paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

champion. He competed at the

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

and

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, winning 9 medals

Life

Wengier was born in 1952 and contracted

polio Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe s ...

when he was nine months old. He was trained at the

Israel Sports Center for the Disabled The Israel Sports Center for the Disabled (ISCD; ) is an Israeli institution operated by ILAN aimed at rehabilitation of physically disabled people. History The ISCD was established in 1960 in Ramat Gan by ILAN activist Betty Dubiner. The land lo ...

. At the

1968 Summer Paralympics The 1968 Summer Paralympics ( he, המשחקים הפאראלימפיים בקיץ 1968) were the third Paralympic Games to be held. Organised under the guidance of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), they were known as th ...

, he won a gold medal with

Baruch Hagai Baruch Hagai ( he, ברוך חגאי; born 1944) is an Israeli paralympic champion. Early life Hagai was born in Tripoli, Libya, to a Jewish family of 13. At the age of two he contracted polio, and five years later h ...

in the table tennis men's doubles tournament and three medals in swimming: 2 silver and one bronze. He won silver medals in the breaststroke swimming tournament for 100m and in the 3X25 individual medley tournament. He won the bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke swimming tournament. At the

1972 Summer Paralympics The 1972 Summer Paralympics (german: Paralympische Sommerspiele 1972), the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from 2 to 11 August 1972. The games ended 15 days before the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Mu ...

, he won a gold medal in the 100m breaststroke swimming tournament and two silver medals: one in the 100m freestyle swimming tournament and another for the 3X50 individual medley. At the

1976 Summer Paralympics The 1976 Summer Paralympics (french: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 1976), branded as Torontolympiad – 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were hosted by Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 4 t ...

, he won a gold medal as a member of the swimming team competing at the 4X100 medley relay and a silver medal as a member of Israel's wheelchair basketball team. In 2007, Rubin was sentenced to four years in

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after a legal proceeding concerning allegations of indecent acts with a minor.4 שנות מאסר למאמן שחייה שהורשע במעשים מגונים
14.2.2007 Rubin was married to paralympic athlete

Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum (born 1946) is an Israeli athlete who has won 31 Paralympic medals. She has represented Israel at the Summer Paralympic Games seven times and has competed in athletics, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair basketball at th ...

. He is divorced and a father of three.

References

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