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Batia Mishani

Batia Mishani was an Israeli Paralympic athlete who won 12 medals at the 1964 and 1968 Paralympic Games.

12 Paralympic medals1964 javelin world recordIsrael's early Paralympic gold medals

Died: 20 June 1996
Occupation: Para athlete, Para swimmer, table tennis player

The story of Batia Mishani's life

Batia Mishani, also known as Batia Mishani-Lahover, was born in 1945. She competed for Israel in athletics, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair basketball.

At the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics she won 5 medals, including 2 golds in javelin and the 50 meter freestyle swim. Her javelin throw of 15.50 meters set a new world record, and she was among the first 5 Israelis to win Paralympic gold.

At the 1968 Tel Aviv Paralympics she won 7 medals, including gold in the 60 meter wheelchair race. She also took silver in club throw, javelin and shot put, and bronze in singles table tennis.

She qualified as a lawyer in 1969. From 1978 until her death in 1996 she was legal adviser to a district planning and building committee.