Shlomo Pinto
Israeli Paralympic swimmer
About Shlomo Pinto
Lived 1954 – 2011 (aged 56–57). Shlomo Pinto was an Israeli wheelchair basketball player and para swimmer.
Shlomo Pinto was an Israeli paralympic champion.
Pinto was a soldier with the IDF's Golani Brigade during the Yom Kippur War. Injured during the battle at Mount Hermon, his legs were paralyzed and Pinto began practicing sports with the IDF Disabled Veterans' Organization.
Pinto practiced badminton, wheelchair basketball and swimming, representing Israel in the latter field in all Paralympic Games between 1976 and 1992 and winning 20 medals.
Pinto died 18 June 2011 at the age of 57, several weeks after suffering a brain seizure.
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Who was Shlomo Pinto?
Israeli Paralympic swimmer
When was Shlomo Pinto born?
Shlomo Pinto was born in 1954.
When did Shlomo Pinto die?
Shlomo Pinto died on 18 June 2011.
What was Shlomo Pinto's occupation?
Shlomo Pinto was a wheelchair basketball player and para swimmer.
What nationality was Shlomo Pinto?
Shlomo Pinto was Israeli.
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