Avraham Keftelovitch
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| Native name | אברהם קפטלוביץ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Avraham Keftelovitch (Hebrew: אברהם קפטלוביץ'; born 1947) is an Israeli former paralympic swimmer.
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.
Keftlovitch lived in Oranit.
He passed away on May 13, 2025, after enduring great suffering from a serious illness. He was 77 years old at the time of his death.
References
- ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Breaststroke Special Class". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle Prone Special Class". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Swimming - Mixed Medley Relay Open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Swimming - Mens 50 M Freestyle Class 4 Incomplete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tel Aviv 1968 - Wheelchair Basketball - Mens Tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 1964 - Wheelchair Basketball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Avraham Keftelovitch". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-31.