Yizhar Cohen (swimmer)

Olympic medal record
Swimming (Paralympics)
1988 Seoul 100m freestyle
1988 Seoul 50m freestyle
1988 Seoul 50m breaststroke
1988 Seoul 100m breaststroke
1996 Atlanta 50m freestyle
1992 Barcelona 50m freestyle

Yizhar Cohen (Hebrew: יזהר כהן‎, born August 12, 1962) is an Israeli paralympic swimmer.

Cohen was born in Kibbutz Degania Alef. In 1985 he was injured while serving with the Israel Defense Forces, blinded by a mine. Following his loss of eyesight he began practicing disabled sports in athletics and swimming. Since 1987 he has taken part in international competitions, including six Paralympic Games held between 1988 and 2008. Until 2004 he also took part in four world championships and eight European championships.[1]

Cohen had been swimming in all styles (breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle and backstroke), while today (2008) he is focusing on freestyle swimming. In the 1987 European Championship, held in Moscow, he won four gold medals. In the 1988 Summer Paralympics he won three gold medals and one silver. He won further medals at the 1992 Summer Paralympics (1 bronze) and the 1996 Summer Paralympics (1 silver). In the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Cohen was the Israeli flag bearer.

Cohen works as a Shiatsu therapist and is married and father of two.

References

  1. ↑ Israeli team for the 2004 Paralympic Games (Hebrew)
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