Yizhar Cohen (swimmer)

Yizhar Cohen (Hebrew: יזהר כהן, born August 12, 1962), also known as Izhar Cohen, is an Israeli paralympic swimmer.

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Yizhar Cohen
Personal information
Born(1962-08-12)12 August 1962
Sport
Country Israel
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 3 2 1
Men's para swimming
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100m freestyle B1[1]
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 50m freestyle B1[2]
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 50m breaststroke B1[3]
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 100m breaststroke B1[4]
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 50m freestyle B1[5]
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 50m freestyle B1[6]
Swimming World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1994 Malta 50m freestyle B1
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Malta 100m freestyle B1
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Malta 100m breaststroke B1
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Argentina 50m freestyle S11

Biography

Cohen was born in Kibbutz Degania Alef. In 1985 he was blinded by a Land mine while serving with the Israel Defense Forces.

Cohen works as a Shiatsu therapist and is married and father of two.

Swimming career

Following his loss of eyesight he began practicing disabled sports in athletics and swimming. Since 1987 he has taken part in international competitions, including six Paralympic Games held between 1988 and 2008. Until 2004 he also took part in four world championships and eight European championships.[7]

Cohen swims in breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle and backstroke. In 2008, he focused on freestyle swimming. At the 1987 European Championship in Moscow, he won four gold medals. In the 1988 Summer Paralympics he won three gold medals and one silver. He won more medals at the 1992 Summer Paralympics (1 bronze) and the 1996 Summer Paralympics (1 silver).

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Cohen was the Israeli flag bearer.

See also

References
  1. "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Freestyle B1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle B1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Breaststroke B1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  4. "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Breaststroke B1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  5. "Results Archive - Atlanta 1996 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle B1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  6. "Results Archive - Barcelona 1992 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle B1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  7. "Israeli team for the 2004 Paralympic Games". sports.walla.co.il (in Hebrew). 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. (English translation)
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