Ruth Keidar (Hebrew: רות קידר; died 18 June 1998) was an Israeli Paralympic shooter.
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| Native name | רות קידר | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keidar served in the Teleprocessing Corps of the Israel Defense Forces.[2] During the Six Day War she was paralyzed in both her legs and restricted to a wheelchair.[3]
Keidar won the silver medal in the 1987 Stoke Mandeville Games.[4]
At the 1988 Summer Paralympics she competed in shooting and took part in three tournaments: Keidar won the silver medal in women's Air Rifle Kneeling for disability classifications 2–6, finished tenth in women's Air Rifle Prone 2-6 and ranked 14th in women's Air Rifle 3 Positions 2–6.[5]
Keidar lived in Ramat Hasharon and was a mother of three.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Shooting - Womens Air Rifle Kneeling 2 6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "רות קידר". izkor.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Disabled Israeli Athletes Embark for Special Olympics". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Disabled Israeli athletes depart for '88 Special Olympics, The Jewish News of Northern California, 14 October 1988". JPress. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Ruth Keidar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ ""בכיתי במשך חמש דקות": איך מוזיקת טראנס יכולה לשמש כתרפיה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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