Inbal Pezaro

Inbal Pezaro (Hebrew: ענבל פיזרו, born 26 March 1987) is an Israeli Paralympic swimmer.

Inbal Pezaro
Pezaro competing at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987
Yizre'el, Israel
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
backstroke
breaststroke
ClubILAN Haifa
CoachNoah Ram
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2012 London50 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2012 London100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2012 London200 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro200 m medley SM5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Mar del Plata100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2006 Durban100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven100 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2006 Durban100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2006 Durban200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven200 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven100 m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow200 m medley SM5
Bronze medal – third place2015 Glasgow50 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Eindhoven200 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2014 Eindhoven50 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2016 Funchal200 m medley SM5
Bronze medal – third place2014 Eindhoven100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2016 Funchal100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2016 Funchal200 m freestyle S5

Biography

Pezaro was born on Kibbutz Yizre'el. At birth she suffered from a complex with blood vessels at her spinal cord, which caused her to become paralyzed in her lower limbs.[1] At the age of five she began practicing sports at the ILAN center in Haifa, progressing to compete in national championships only six years later.

Swimming career

From the age of 12 Pezaro had been competing in international swimming competitions. Following her exemption from military service with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), she volunteered to service and was certified as a swimming instructor.

She took part at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Pezaro won a silver medal on the opening day of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics,[1] after coming in second place in the 100-meter freestyle competition. She set a new Israeli record with 1:12.57 minutes. Pezaro claimed her second medal, finishing second in the 200 meters freestyle S5 competition.[2] Bela Hlaváčková of the Czech Republic beat Pezaro in the women's 100 breast SB4, giving Inbal her third silver medal of the Beijing Paralympics. Pezaro emerged as one of the country's biggest stars in the Paralympics in Beijing. She won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics 200 meter freestyle, coming in at 3:38.20 minutes.

Honors

In 2002, she was honored to light a torch at the national Independence Day celebrations. In 2007, she was awarded "Sportswoman of the Year" title by the Israeli Association for Disabled Sports.

References
  1. Jennifer Lipman (August 31, 2012). "Israeli Paralympians gear up for glorious Shabbat". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. Avraham Tshuva (September 2, 2012). "Pezaro wins 2nd Bronze at Paralympics". Ynet. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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