Israel first competed in 1960, at the
Summer Games in
Rome,
Italy. As of 2024, Israel has won a total of 394 medals: 133 gold, 127 silver, and 134 bronze, ranking 18th on the all-time Paralympic medal table. The most successful Israeli Paralympian was
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum, who, between 1964 and 1988, won 31 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 15 were gold. Second successful Israeli Paralympian was
Uri Bergman, who, between 1976 and 1988, won 15 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 12 were gold.
Tel Aviv was the host city of the
1968 Summer Paralympics, at which Israel finished third on the medal chart with 62 medals, of which 18 were gold. Israel is the only nation to have hosted Paralympic but not Olympic Games. At the
2004 Summer Paralympics in
Athens, Israelis won a total of thirteen medals, of which four were gold.
Izhak Mamistvalov won three medals (of which two were gold) in swimming, while
Keren Leibowitz won four medals, of which one was gold, also in swimming. Israel made
its debut at the Winter Paralympics in March 2022. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, Israel achieved its best result in two decades, winning 10 medals: 4 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze. Gold medals were won by swimmer
Ami Omer Dadaon (in the 100m and 200m freestyle S4),
taekwondo athlete
Asaf Yasur (men's −58kg), and rower
Moran Samuel (PR1 women's single sculls). Israel also won a silver medal in women's
goalball and several bronzes in swimming, rowing, and
wheelchair tennis. ==Medal tables==