Margalit Peretz
Margalit Peretz is a former Israeli wheelchair fencer and wheelchair basketball player. She won nine Paralympic medals, one individual medal in wheelchair fencing, three medals as a member of the women's wheelchair basketball team and five medals as a member of the women's wheelchair fencing team.
Peretz was active in the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled.
At the 1972 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in Women's Novices Foil,[1] and reached sixth place at the individual women's wheelchair foil fencing tournament.
At the 1976 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal as a member of the women's foil novice team[2] and a second gold medal as member of the women's wheelchair basketball team.[3]
At the 1978 national wheelchair fencing championship in Israel, Peretz won the gold medal.[4]
At the 1980 Summer Paralympics, she won a bronze medal in individual wheelchair fencing[5] and two silver medals as a member of the women's foil team in wheelchair fencing[6] and the women's wheelchair basketball team.[7]
At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in women's wheelchair fencing foil team.[8]
At the 1986 World Championship for Disabled Sports held in Belgium, Peretz won the silver medal in wheelchair fencing.[9]
At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, she won her final bronze medal with the women's wheelchair fencing foil team.[10]
Among her achievements at the IWAS World Games, Peretz won two gold medals at the 1971 Stoke Mandeville Games in both individual and team tournaments[11] and an individual silver medal at the 1975 Stoke Mandeville Games.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Heidelberg 1972 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Toronto 1976 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Novice Team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Toronto 1976 - Wheelchair Basketball - Women's Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ ברמי ומונטגי מעכו אלופי הנוער ברומח, מעריב, 21.5.1978 (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Arnhem 1980 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Individual 4-5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Arnhem 1980 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Arnhem 1980 - Wheelchair Basketball - Women's Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Stoke Mandeville 1984 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ הישג מכובד לסייפות ישראל באליפות העולם לנכים, מעריב, 23.11.1986 (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Seoul 1988 - Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Foil Team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ הנכים חזרו מסטוקמנדוויל עם מטען של 37 מדליות, מעריב, 8.8.1971 (in Hebrew)
- ^ נצחונות לנברת הכדורסל של הנכים בסטוקמנדוויל, מעריב, 22.7.1975 (in Hebrew)
External links[edit]
- Living people
- Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for Israel
- Paralympic wheelchair fencers for Israel
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Israel
- Paralympic silver medalists for Israel
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Israel