Shlomo Finkelstein
Israeli Paralympic competitor
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| Intro | Israeli Paralympic competitor | |
| Places | Israel | |
| is | Paralympic athlete | |
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| Birth | 1954 | |
| Age | 71 years |
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Biography
Shlomo Finkelstein (Hebrew: שלמה פינקלשטיין) is an Israeli former Paralympic swimmer.
Career
Representing Israel at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Finkelstein won a gold medal in swimming at the 50m backstroke class 3 event and a secondgold medal at the 3X25m individual medly class 3 event. He also reached sixth place in the Men's 50m freestyle class 3 event and took part in the athletics competitions in the 100m race.
In 1975, Finkelstein won two gold medals at the National championship of Israel, setting two new national records: 27.8 second in the 25m butterfly event and 1:21.1 minutes in the 3X25 individual medley event.