Amos Ginosar

Amos Ginosar

Sport
Country	Israel
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 1 1 0 Representing  Israel Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona Men's -60 kg [1] 1988 Seoul Men's -57 kg[2]

Amos Ginosar is a former Israeli weightlifter who won two Paralympic medals and set several world records.

Ginosar was born in Kibbutz Ma'ayan Tzvi and later a resident of Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael.

He competed twice in the Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Paralympics and a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Paralympics.[3] His result in 1992 set a new world record in the men's -60 kg, pushing 175 kg.[4]

Ginosar was associated with the Israel ParaSport Center. In 1990, he set a world record on live television while pushing 142.5 kg.[5] While taking part in the Stoke Mandeville Games in 1991 he set another world record in the Men's -56 kg category, pushing 152.5 kg.[6]

References

1. "Results Archive - Barcelona 1992 - Weightlifting - Mens 60 Kg". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
2. "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Weightlifting - Mens 57 Kg". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
3. "Amos Ginosar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
4. אברהם תשובה, זהב ראשון לישראל, חדשות, 11 בספטמבר 1992 (in Hebrew)
5. אברהם תשובה, גנוסר קבע שיא עולם במשקולות לנכים במהלך שידור טלוויזיה, מעריב, 12 בנובמבר 1990 (in Hebrew)
6. אברהם תשובה, שיא עולמי לעמוס גינוסר, חדשות, 24 ביולי 1991 (in Hebrew)

External links

• Amos Ginosar at Paralympic.org