Inbal Pezaro

Inbal Pezaro

File:RL beijing 2070c.jpg Pezaro competing at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008
Personal information
Nationality	Israeli
Born	(1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 Yizre'el, Israel
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle backstroke breaststroke
Club	ILAN Haifa
Coach	Noah Ram
Medal record Representing Israel Swimming Paralympics 2004 Athens 100m breaststroke 2004 Athens 200m freestyle 2008 Beijing 100m freestyle 2008 Beijing 200m freestyle 2008 Beijing 100m breaststroke 2012 London 50m freestyle 2012 London 100m freestyle 2012 London 200m freestyle IPC World Championships 2002 Mar del Plata 100m breaststroke 2006 Durban 100m breaststroke 2010 Eindhoven 100m freestyle S5 2006 Durban 100m freestyle 2006 Durban 200m freestyle 2010 Eindhoven 200m freestyle S5 2010 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke SB4 2015 Glasgow 200m freestyle 2015 Glasgow 200m medley SM5 2015 Glasgow 50m freestyle IPC European Championships 2014 Eindhoven 200m freestyle S5 2014 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S5 2014 Eindhoven 100m freestyle S5

Inbal Pezaro (Hebrew: ענבל פיזרו‎) (born 26 March 1987) is an Israeli Paralympic swimmer.

Biography

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

Swimming career

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. 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.

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.

External links

• Results for inbal pezaro from the International Paralympic Committee