Avraham Keftelovitch
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Avraham Keftelovitch (Hebrew: אברהם קפטלוביץ', born 1947) is an Israeli former paralympic swimmer.
At the 1964 Summer Paralympics, he won four medals, three of which in para swimming: a silver medal in the 50m breaststroke swimming tournament classified as special class, a bronze medal in 50m freestyle prone special class and a second bronze medal as a member of the relay swimming team for mixed medley (alongside Jacob Ben-Arie and Baruch Hagai). His fourth medal, also a bronze, was as a member of Israel's wheelchair basketball team. At the 1968 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in 50m freestyle swimming class 4 and a gold medal as a member of the Israeli national wheelchair basketball team.[7]
Between 1969 and 1971 he was a professional wheelchair basketball player in Bulova, New York, United States and took part in the 1970 all star game.[citation needed]
Keftlovitch lives in Oranit.
References[edit]
- ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Breaststroke Special Class". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle Prone Special Class". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Swimming - Mixed Medley Relay Open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle Class 4 Incomplete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Wheelchair Basketball - Mens Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Wheelchair Basketball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Avraham Keftelovitch". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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- Israeli men's wheelchair basketball players
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- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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