Avraham Levi

Avraham Levi was born in 1944 in Istanbul

Avraham Levi was born in Istanbul in 1944. He moved to Israel with his family in 1949 and grew up in Jaffa.

From 1961 to 1964 he served as a tank driver in the Armored Corps. In the Six Day War he fought at Khan Yunis, where his tank hit a landmine and caught fire. He was critically wounded, lost both legs and one arm, and spent a year in the hospital.

At the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto he competed in athletics and swimming. He won gold medals in the javelin throw and the precision javelin, and placed sixth in the 50m breaststroke. He was the first Israeli to win a Paralympic medal in the precision javelin.

Before his injury he worked at a mattress factory, and later he owned a gas station at the Kfar HaYarok junction. He was married twice and had 5 children. He died in 2022 and was recognized as a fallen IDF soldier.