Moshe Mousai (Hebrew: משה מוסאי; born 1942) is a former Israeli Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player.

Moshe Mousai
Personal information
Born1942
Iran
Sport
Country Israel
SportPara swimming
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 0 0
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Para swimming
Gold medal – first place 1972 Heidelberg 25m backstroke 2[1]

Career

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Mousai was born in Iran and emigrated with his family to Israel in 1950. From 1958 to 1961 he completed his military service in the Nahal Brigade and in 1967 he was enlisted to the Six Day War under the Paratroopers Brigade. He was injured in Jerusalem and paralyzed in both legs.[2]

He competed in the 1972 Summer Paralympics and 1976 Summer Paralympics, taking part in five events as an individual competitor and reaching the final in two events: ranking sixth in the Men's 50 m Freestyle 4 tournament (1972) and eighth in the Men's 25 m Butterfly 4 tournament (1976).[3] At the 1972 Games, he won a gold medal in the 3×50 m medley relay 2-4 tournament, alongside Moshe Levy and Joseph Wengier.[1]

Mousai was active with the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled and a member of the wheelchair basketball team for Beit Halochem. He was a member of Israel men's national wheelchair basketball team for fifteen years.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "שיאים וזהב לנכים, מעריב, 8 באוגוסט 1972". JPress (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  2. ^ a b "משה מוסאי". shayaloni.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  3. ^ "Moshe Musaj". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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