Avraham Keftelovitch (Hebrew: אברהם קפטלוביץ', born 1947) is an Israeli former paralympic swimmer.

Avraham Keftelovitch
Sport
Country Israel
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 1 4
Representing  Israel
Summer Paralympic Games
Swimming
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 50 m Breaststroke Special class[1]
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 50 m Freestyle Prone Special class[2]
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Mixed Medley Relay Open[3]
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv 50 m Freestyle Class 4 incomplete[4]
Wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv wheelchair basketball[5]
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo wheelchair basketball[6]

At the 1964 Summer Paralympics, he won four medals, three of which in para swimming: a silver medal in the 50m breaststroke swimming tournament classified as special class, a bronze medal in 50m freestyle prone special class and a second bronze medal as a member of the relay swimming team for mixed medley (alongside Jacob Ben-Arie and Baruch Hagai). His fourth medal, also a bronze, was as a member of Israel's wheelchair basketball team. At the 1968 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in 50m freestyle swimming class 4 and a gold medal as a member of the Israeli national wheelchair basketball team.[7]

Between 1969 and 1971 he was a professional wheelchair basketball player in Bulova, New York, United States and took part in the 1970 all star game.[citation needed]

Keftlovitch lives in Oranit.

References

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  1. ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Breaststroke Special Class". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle Prone Special Class". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  3. ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Swimming - Mixed Medley Relay Open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ^ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle Class 4 Incomplete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  5. ^ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Wheelchair Basketball - Mens Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Wheelchair Basketball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  7. ^ "Avraham Keftelovitch". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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Avraham Keftelovitch at Paralympic.org