# Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Israel competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.

## Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and the severity of their disabilities. Other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Asaf Yasur | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | 29 August |
| Gold | Ami Omer Dadaon | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle S4 | 30 August |
| Gold | Moran Samuel | Rowing | PR1 women's single sculls | 1 September |
| Gold | Ami Omer Dadaon | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle S4 | 3 September |
| Silver | Ami Omer Dadaon | Swimming | Men's 150 m individual medley SM4 | 30 August |
| Silver | Israel women's national goalball team | Goalball | Women | 5 September |
| Bronze | Mark Malyar | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke S8 | 31 August |
| Bronze | Saleh Shahin Shahar Milfelder | Rowing | PR2 mixed double sculls | 1 September |
| Bronze | Guy Sasson | Wheelchair tennis | Quad singles | 5 September |
| Bronze | Ami Omer Dadaon | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle S4 | 6 September |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boccia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goalball | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Paracanoeing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rowing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 13 | 14 | 27 |

## Badminton

Israel qualified two para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nina Gorodetzky | Women's singles WH1 | Mathez (SUI) L (7–21, 13–21) | Satomi (JPN) L (3–21, 8–21) | Yin (CHN) L (8–21, 5–21) | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 10 |
| Amir Levi | Men's singles WH2 | Jakobs (FRA) L (12–21, 10–21) | Kim (KOR) L (15–21, 12–21) | — | 3 | — | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |

## Boccia

Israel entered one athlete to compete in the BC2 event. Nadav Levi qualified for the Games after being nominated as one of the two highest-ranked individuals, not yet qualified, through the release of final world ranking for Paris 2024.
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nadav Levi | Men's individual BC2 | Dekker (NED) W 7–2 | Tayahi (TUN) W 8–0 (DNS) | Santos (BRA) L 0–8 | 2 Q | Cristaldo (ARG) L 4–4* | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

## Cycling

Israel sent one male para-cyclist after he finished in the top eligible nations at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Amit Hasdai | Men's road race H1–2 | DNF | DNF |
| Amit Hasdai | Men's road time trial H2 | 29:06.63 | 4 |

## Goalball
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Israel women's | Women's tournament | Brazil W 8–4 | Turkey L 4–5 | China L 1–6 | 3 Q | Canada W 5–1 | China W 2–1 | Turkey L 3–8 | |

### Women's tournament

The Israeli women's goalball team qualified for the Paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 IBSA European Championships in Podgorica, Montenegro.

#### Team roster

Coach: Raz Shoham
The following is the Israel squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 3 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | Quarter-finals |

#### Gold medal match
## Paracanoeing

Israel earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Talia Eilat | Women's KL2 | 59.23 | 4 SF | 59.20 | 3 FA | 57.41 | 6 |
| Irina Shafir | Women's VL2 | 1:19.86 | 5 SF | 1:18.17 | 5 FB | 1:18.57 | 3 (11) |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); SF=Semifinal

## Rowing

Israeli rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and the 2024 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Shmulik Daniel | PR1 men's single sculls | 9:18.99 | 2 R | 9:22.47 | 1 FA | 9:36.94 | 4 |
| Moran Samuel | PR1 women's single sculls | 9:58.02 PGB | 1 FA | — | — | 10:25.40 | |
| Saleh Shahin Shahar Milfelder | PR2 mixed double sculls | 8:07.24 | 2 FA | — | — | 8:31.85 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

## Shooting

Israel entered one para-shooter after achieved quota place for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships, and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Yuliya Chernoy | R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 631.7 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yuliya Chernoy | R6 – 50 m air rifle prone SH1 | 624.2 | 8 Q | 185.3 | 5 |

## Swimming

Israel secured two quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines. Iyad Shalabi decided to withdrew from the games due to his father's health condition.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ami Omer Dadaon | Men's 50 metre freestyle S4 | 37.61 | 3 Q | 37.11 | |
| Ami Omer Dadaon | Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB3 | — | — | 51.34 | 5 |
| Ami Omer Dadaon | Men's 100 metre freestyle S4 | 1:19.33 PR | 1 Q | 1:20.25 | |
| Ami Omer Dadaon | Men's 150 metre individual medley SM4 | 2:34.71 | 2 Q | 2:30.50 | |
| Ami Omer Dadaon | Men's 200 metre freestyle S4 | 2:52.30 | 1 Q | 2:49.26 | |
| Ariel Malyar | Men's 50 metre freestyle S4 | 40.61 | 8 Q | 40.53 | 7 |
| Ariel Malyar | Men's 50 metre backstroke S4 | 53.97 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ariel Malyar | Men's 100 metre freestyle S4 | 1:39.35 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ariel Malyar | Men's 200 metre freestyle S4 | 3:36.70 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mark Malyar | Men's 100 metre freestyle S8 | 1:00.35 | 9 R | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mark Malyar | Men's 100 metre backstroke S8 | 1:07.73 | 3 Q | 1:07.42 | |
| Mark Malyar | Men's 200 metre individual medley SM8 | 2:29.86 | 5 Q | 2:26.41 | 5 |
| Mark Malyar | Men's 400 metre freestyle S8 | 4:42.39 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Veronika Guirenko | Women's 50 m backstroke S3 | 1:09.44 | 7 Q | 1:09.66 | 8 |
| Veronika Guirenko | Women's 100 m freestyle S3 | 2:22.31 | 9 R | did not advance | did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Israel qualified two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Asaf Yasur qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in his division. Meanwhile, Adnan Milad qualified by winning the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Asaf Yasur | Men's –58 kg | Bye | Kaenkham (THA) W 23–6 | Xiao (TPE) W 16–6 | — | Özcan (TUR) W 19–12 | |
| Adnan Milad | Men's –63 kg | Lee (KOR) W 27–12 | Bozteke (TUR) L 7–30 | did not advance | Sadeghianpour (IRI) W WWD | Bossolo (ITA) L 13–18 | 5 |

## Wheelchair tennis

Israel sent 4 wheelchair tennis players to compete in the following competitions.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Adam Berdichevsky | Men's singles | Arca (ITA) W 2–0 (6–2, 7–5) | Cataldo (CHI) L 1–2 (1–6, 6–3, 3–6) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Sergei Lysov | Men's singles | Tapia (CHI) W 2–0 (7–5, 6–1) | Hewett (GBR) L 0–2 (0–6, 1–6) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Adam Berdichevsky Sergei Lysov | Men's doubles | — | Bye | Cattanéo / Houdet (FRA) L 0–2 (2–6, 1–6) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Maayan Zikri | Women's singles | — | Awane (MAR) W 2–0 (6–3, 6–2) | de Groot (NED) L 0–2 (0–6, 0–6) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Guy Sasson | Quad singles | — | Cayulef (CHI) W 2–0 (6–2, 6–3) | Slade (GBR) W 2–0 (6–1, 6–2) | Schröder (NED) L 0–2 (6$^1$–7, 4–6) | Kaplan (TUR) W 2–1 (5–7, 6–4, 6–1) | |