Geula Siri

Geula Siri (Hebrew: גאולה סירי; born 1949) is a former Israeli athlete who has won 7 Paralympic medals.

Geula Siri
Sport
Country Israel
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 2 4
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Women's para-athletics
Silver medal – second place 1968 Tel Aviv 4x40m open[1]
Silver medal – second place 1968 Tel Aviv Javelin special class[2]
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv Novices 60m C[3]
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv Discus throw special class[4]
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv Club throw special class[5]
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv Shot put special class[6]
Women's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv Wheelchair basketball[7]

Biography

Siri was born in Sanaa, Yemen and immigrated to Israel with her family in Operation Magic Carpet in 1950. She grew up in Bat Yam and joined the Israel ParaSport Center.[8]

Siri participated in the 1968 Summer Paralympics as a competitor in para athletics and a member of the women's wheelchair basketball team. She competed in eight tournaments and won medals in six: gold medal with the basketball team, silver medals in javelin and 4X40 wheelchair race relay, and bronze medals in discus throw, club throw, shot put and novices. Her two other performances were in javelin precision and in wheelchair slalom. Twenty years later, her performance in the 1988 Summer Paralympics gained her top ranks outside the medal table: fourth place in javelin and in pentathlon, fifth place in shot put and sixth place in discus throw.[9]

References
  1. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Womens 4X40 M Open". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Womens Javelin Special Class". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Womens Novices 60 M C". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Womens Discus Throw Special Class". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  5. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Womens Club Throw Special Class". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  6. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Athletics - Womens Shot Put Special Class". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  7. "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Wheelchair Basketball - Womens Tournament". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  8. "גאולה סירי". Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  9. "Geula Siri". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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