Shlomo Finkelstein

Shlomo Finkelstein (Hebrew: שלמה פינקלשטיין) is an Israeli former Paralympic swimmer.

Shlomo Finkelstein

Personal information
Native name	שלמה פינקלשטיין
Nationality	Israel
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 2 0 0 Men's para swimming Representing  Israel Paralympic Games 1972 Heidelberg 50m backstroke 3[1] 1972 Heidelberg 3x25 m Medley 3[2] National Championship (Israel) 1975 25m butterfly 1975 3X25m individual medley

Career

Representing 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

1. "Results Archive - Heidelberg 1972 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Backstroke 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
2. "Results Archive - Heidelberg 1972 - Swimming - Mens 3X25 M Medley 3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
3. "Shlomo Finkelstein". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
4. שיאים חדשים הושגו באליפות השחייה לנכים, מעריב, 2 בספטמבר 1975 (in Hebrew)

External links

• Shlomo Finkelstein at Paralympic.org