Mickey Abeles

Mickey Abeles
Personal information
National teamIsrael
Born1917 (1917)
Died2004 (aged 86–87)
Sport
Country Israel
Sport
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 0 0 1
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Table tennis
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv Men's Doubles B[1]

Mickey Abeles (Hebrew: מיקי אבלס,1917-2004) was an Israeli Paralympic competitor in para table tennis and para swimming.

Biography

Abeles contracted polio at age 29 and remained paralyzed in his lower limbs.[2]

In the 1958 Stoke Mandeville Games Abeles won a gold medal in the table tennis doubles' tournament with his partner Simcha Lustig.[3] The two reached the finals again in 1962.[4] In 1965, he again won a gold medal in the doubles' tournament with his partner Baruch Hagai.[5]

Abeles competed in table tennis at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.[6]

At the 1968 Summer Paralympics he competed in swimming and in table tennis, winning a bronze medal in table tennis with his partner Moshe Gamishida.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Table Tennis - Mens Doubles B". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  2. ^ "ההשתתפות היא הנצחון, דבר, 1 בנובמבר 1968". JPress. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  3. ^ "חזר מתחרויות המשותקים, חרות, 25 באוגוסט 1958". JPress. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  4. ^ "הנכים חזרו מאנגליה עם "שיירת מוזהבת" של מדליות וגביעים, למרחב, 19 באוגוסט 1962". JPress. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  5. ^ "חזרה משלחת הנכים, הצפה, 4 באוגוסט 1965". JPress. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  6. ^ "נכי אילנשיל - לאולימפיאדת הנכים ברומא, על המשמר, 15 בספטמבר 1960". JPress. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  7. ^ "Mickey Abeles". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-04-21.