Igal Pazi

Igal Pazi (Hebrew: יגאל פזי, also transliterated Yigal Pazi, born 31 December 1939) is as an Israeli Paralympic medalist, who was a member of the Israeli volleyball team between 1973 and 1990. He won four Paralympic medals (3 gold, 1 silver), four World Cups (2 gold, 2 silver) and four Euro Cups (1 gold, 3 bronze).

Igal Pazi
Igal Pazi at the 1988 Paralympic Games, Seoul
Personal information
Born31 December 1939 (1939-12-31) (age 83)
Usha, Mandatory Palestine
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 3 1 0
Men's volleyball
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Men's volleyball
Gold medal – first place 1976 Toronto Volleyball - standing[1]
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem Volleyball - standing[2]
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York Volleyball - standing[3]
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Volleyball - standing[4]
Volleyball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1976 Germany Volleyball
Gold medal – first place 1983 Volleyball
Silver medal – second place 1986 Israel Volleyball
Silver medal – second place 1989 Poland Volleyball
Volleyball Euro Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Volleyball
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Volleyball
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Volleyball
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Volleyball

Biography

Igal Pazi was born at Kibutz Usha (Israel), son to Rachel (Rushka) and Shmuel Pazi.

At the Six Days War Pazi served at the 78th patrol platoon of the Alexandroni reserves infantry brigade, which fought at the Golan Heights. At the Friday afternoon, June 9, 1967, Pazi stepped on a foot mine on the platoon's way to Dabashia.[5]

Losing his right leg below the knee, Pazi was hospitalized at the Rambam hospital at Haifa, where he was cared by his future wife, the nurse Judith Cohen-Aloro. The two got married on Nov 5, 1967.

Volleyball career
Silver medal to Israel. 1988 Seoul Paralympic Games

Prior to his injury, Pazi played volleyball at the Zevulun team.

A couple of years after rehabilitation, Pazi returned to the volleyball court, playing for disabled group formed at Haifa.

Pazi than joined the national disabled team, since its formation at 1973. Other team members were Hagai Zamir, Aharon Danziger, Shlomo Eshkol, Ron Fradkin, Moshe Berblat, Gad Lanzer, Dani Giladi and Eliezer Kalina as player-coach.

With the formation of "Beit Halohem" at Tel Aviv (1974), the sport for disabled in Israel gained momentum, particularly the volleyball team, reaching unprecedented achievements.

The team also played in the "regular" league in Israel with great success.[6]

Pazi retired from the national team at 1990.

References
  1. "Results Archive - Toronto 1976 - Volleyball - Mens Standing Volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  2. "Results Archive - Arnhem 1980 - Volleyball - Mens Standing Volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. "Results Archive - Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 - Volleyball - Mens Standing Volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Volleyball - Mens Standing Volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  5. The Alexandroni brigade at the Six Days War (Hebrew) Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, www.alexandroni.co.il.
  6. An article about the Israeli volleyball disabled team (Hebrew), A. Livnat, Israel, www.haaretz.co.il, 09.08.2011
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