Ora Anlen (née Goldstein; he, אורה אנלין; 15 August 1944 – July 10, 2022) was an Israeli

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champion. Anlen was born in Kibbutz

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. As a young baby she contracted

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and remained paralyzed in both

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. In 1964 she began practicing sports at the

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and was active in swimming, athletics and

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. In 1966 she participated for the first time in an international competition. She won 5 medals in the

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that year, and in 1968 won 5 medals and gained a world record during the

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. Anlen continued to excel, winning seven medals in the 1971 Stoke Mandeville Games, 5 medals in 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 ...

, and 4 medals in 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 ...

. Over the years she won 14 Paralympic medals and held three world records. Anlen was married since 1977 to Haim Anlen, a delegate to the 1976 Summer Paralympics.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anlen, Ora 1944 births 2022 deaths Israeli female discus throwers Paralympic athletes for Israel Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Israeli female swimmers Israeli women's wheelchair basketball players Paralympic swimmers for Israel Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for Israel Wheelchair basketball players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Israel Paralympic silver medalists for Israel Paralympic bronze medalists for Israel People with paraplegia Medalists at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Track and field athletes with disabilities Swimmers with disabilities Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball Female breaststroke swimmers Sportspeople from Central District (Israel) Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors Polio survivors