Iyad Shalabi

Iyad Shalabi (or Eyad Shalaby,[4][5] Arabic: إياد شلبي, Hebrew: איאד שלבי; born 16 July 1987) is an Arab-Israeli Paralympic swimmer.

Iyad Shalabi
Personal information
Native nameإياد شلبي
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1987-07-16) 16 July 1987
Shefa-Amr, Israel
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
backstroke
ClassificationsS1, SM1[1]
ClubIlan Sport Center
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 2 0 0
Men's para swimming
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S1[2]
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50 m backstroke S1[3]
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Manchester 50 m backstroke S1
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Manchester 200 m freestyle S1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Funchal 50 m backstroke S1
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Dublin 150 m individual medley S3
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Funchal 100 m backstroke S1

Career

Representing Israel at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Shalabi won a gold medal in swimming at the 100m backstroke S1 event.[1][6] Shalabi, who was born to a Muslim family in Shefa-Amr, Israel, was the first Arab-Israeli citizen to win an individual medal in either the Paralympics or the Olympics.[7]

See also

References

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