Inbal Pezaro

Inbal Pezaro

Inbal Pezaro ( _he. ענבל פיזרו) is an Israeli paralympic champion.

Pezaro was born in 1987 in Kibbutz Yizrael. At birth she suffered from a complex with blood vessels at her spinal cord, which caused her to become crippled in her lower limbs. At the age of five she began practising sports at ILAN, progressing to compete in national championships only six years later.

From the age of 12 Pezaro had been competing in international swimming competitions. Following her exemption from military service with the IDF, she volunteered to service and was certified as a swimming instructor.

She took part at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. In 2002 she was honored to light a torch at the national Independence Day celebrations. In 2007 she was awarded "Sportswoman of the Year" title by the Israeli Association for Disabled Sports.

Pezaro won a silver medal on the opening day of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, after coming in second place in the 100-meter freestyle competition. She set a new Israeli record with 1:12.57 minutes. Pezaro claimed her second medal, finishing second in the 200 meters freestyle S5 competition. Bela Hlavackova of Czech Republic beat Pezaro in the women's 100 breast SB4, giving Inbal her third silver medal of the Beijing Paralympics. Inbal Pezaro emerged as one of the country's biggest stars in the Paralympics in Beijing.

External links

* [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=pezaro&fname=inbal&gender=all Pezaro's listing at the International Paralympic Committee's website]


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