Ron Bolotin

Ron Bolotin
Personal information
Native name
רון בולוטין
Sport
Country Israel
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 3 5 3
Representing  Israel
Summer Paralympic Games
Swimming
Gold medal – first place1980 Arnhem100m butterfly C[1]
Gold medal – first place1980 Arnhem100m freestyle C-D[2]
Gold medal – first place1988 Seoul100m butterfly A4[3]
Silver medal – second place1980 Arnhem100m breaststroke C[4]
Silver medal – second place1984 New York100m butterfly A4[5]
Silver medal – second place1984 New York100m freestyle A4[6]
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul100m freestyle A4[7]
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul200m individual medley A4[8]
Bronze medal – third place1980 Arnhem400m freestyle C-D[9]
Bronze medal – third place1984 New York400m freestyle A4[10]
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul400m freestyle A4[11]
European championship
Swimming
Gold medal – first place1979 Sweden100m butterfly
Gold medal – first place1986 Spain
Gold medal – first place1990 Netherlands
National championship (Israel)
Swimming
Gold medal – first place1976butterfly

Ron (Roni) Bolotin (Hebrew: רון בולוטין) is an Israeli paralympic swimming champion.

Bolotin was born in Jerusalem. In his younger years he moved with his family to Beer Sheva and later to Tel Aviv, where he studied and began practicing competitive swimming. He was drafted to the IDF in 1975 and served in Sayeret Shaked. During a routine practice in the Sinai Peninsula, a landmine caused him to lose one of his legs. For several months Bolotin also lost his eyesight, which he later recovered.

In his rehabilitation, Bolotin returned to practice swimming and was a member of the national swimming team for the disabled. In 1976 he won the national championship and in 1979 the European championship, in which he also gained a world record for 100m butterfly. Between the years 1980 and 2000 he took part in six Paralympic Games and won 11 medals.

He was made coach of the national paralympic swimming team in 1988. Since 1989 he is also the head of the division for sports in the national company for community centers.

Bolotin is a graduate of business administration from Tel Aviv University and holds a MA and PhD in physical education.

References

  1. ↑ "Results Archive - Arnhem 1980 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Butterfly C". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  2. ↑ "Results Archive - Arnhem 1980 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Freestyle C D". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Butterfly A4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Results Archive - Arnhem 1980 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Breaststroke C". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  5. ↑ "Results Archive - Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Butterfly A4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  6. ↑ "Results Archive - Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Freestyle A4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  7. ↑ "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Mens 100 M Freestyle A4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  8. ↑ "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Mens 200 M Individual Medley A4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  9. ↑ "Results Archive - Arnhem 1980 - Swimming - Mens 400 M Freestyle C D". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  10. ↑ "Results Archive - Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 - Swimming - Mens 400 M Freestyle A4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  11. ↑ "Results Archive - Seoul 1988 - Swimming - Mens 400 M Freestyle A4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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