Batia Shviki

Batia Shviki (born 1954) is an Israeli Paralympic athlete . She won two gold medals and one bronze medal.[1] She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.[2]

Batia Shviki
Personal information
Born1954 (age 68–69)
Sport
Country Israel
SportParalympic athletics
Wheelchair basketball
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place1968 Tel AvivWomen's tournament
Gold medal – first place 1976 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Arnhem Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 New York Team
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Heidelberg Team
Paralympic athletics
Gold medal – first place1968 Tel AvivSlalom B
Bronze medal – third place1968 Tel AvivNovices 60m B

Life

In her youth she started training at a sports center for disabled people. She graduated from Hasharon High School and Tel Aviv University.

At the 1968 Summer Paralympics, in Tel Aviv, she won a gold medal in the Women's Slalom B,[3][4] a bronze medal in the 60 meter race competition,[5] and a gold medal in Wheelchair Basketball.[6] She competed in Women's 50 meter Breaststroke Class 3 incomplete,[7] Women's 50 m Backstroke Class 3 incomplete,[8] Women's Discus Throw C,[9] Women's Javelin C,[10] and Women's Club Throw C.[11]

At the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg, she competed in the Women's 60 meter Wheelchair 3,[12] and Women's 4 x 40 meter Open.[13] In both competitions she was finished fifth. She finished fourteenth, in the slalom competition.[14]

She participated in the women's wheelchair basketball team and was a partner in winning a gold medal in the Toronto Paralympics (1976) and silver medals in the Arnhem Paralympics (1980) and the New York and Stoke Mandeville Paralympics (1984) .

She also participated in the wheelchair basketball team in the 1988 Summer Paralympics, in Seoul .[15]

References
  1. "Batia Shviki - Athletics, Swimming, Wheelchair Basketball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. "בתיה שוויקי". Rakefet Arieli. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. "Athletics at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games - Women's Slalom B". db.ipc-services.org.
  4. "Tel Aviv 1968 - athletics - womens-slalom-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  5. "Tel Aviv 1968 - athletics - womens-novices-60-m-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  6. "Tel Aviv 1968 - wheelchair-basketball - womens-tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  7. "Tel Aviv 1968 - swimming - womens-50-m-breaststroke-class-3-incomplete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  8. "Tel Aviv 1968 - swimming - womens-50-m-backstroke-class-3-incomplete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  9. "Tel Aviv 1968 - athletics - womens-discus-throw-c". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  10. "Tel Aviv 1968 - athletics - womens-javelin-c". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  11. "Tel Aviv 1968 - athletics - womens-club-throw-c". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  12. "Heidelberg 1972 - athletics - womens-60-m-wheelchair-3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  13. "Heidelberg 1972 - athletics - womens-4x40-m-open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  14. "Heidelberg 1972 - athletics - womens-slalom-3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  15. "Seoul 1988 - wheelchair-basketball - womens-tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-10.


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