Saleh Shahin

Saleh Shahin (, ; born 28 October 1982) is an Israeli Paralympic medalist rower. He is Druze, from the Arab city of Shfaram, Israel. He enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces, and served as a commander in the paratroopers. He was wounded in 2005 in a terrorist attack. Shahin represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the PR2 mixed double sculls, and won the bronze medal with Shahar Milfelder.

Early and personal life Shahin is Druze, from the Arab city of Shfaram, Israel. He and his wife have two daughters. He enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces in 2003, and rose to be a commander in the paratroopers. Shahin attacked the terrorists, and in his exchange of gunfire with them Shahin was injured by four bullets which crushed his left foot, and entered his left thigh tearing a main artery, hip joint, pelvis, and intestines in his abdomen.

Shahin received two awards for his acts of bravery in stopping the attack and pursuing an attacker. He suffers from considerable limitation in his range of motion as a consequence of his injuries. He is 1.95 meters (6 feet, 5 inches) tall.

His rowing partner is Jewish-Israeli Shahar Milfelder, who is 15 years his junior, at 16 years old was diagnosed with cancer, and half of her pelvis was removed. At the 2019 World Rowing Cup III, they won a gold medal in the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls (FA). At the 2023 World Rowing Championships, they came in first in the PR2 Mixed Double Sculls Final B. At the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Switzerland, they won a silver medal in the PR2 Mixed Double Sculls and qualified for the 2024 Paralympics.

Shahin represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the PR2 mixed double sculls. He won the bronze medal with Shahar Milfelder, with a time of 8:31.85, 13 seconds behind gold medalist Great Britain. He said that at the start of their race, he heard the Israeli national anthem, and was in tears, as earlier that morning the bodies of six killed Israeli hostages had been recovered in Gaza.