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Chaim Fliter was a former Paralympic athlete representing Israel.
He competed in men's para athletics events and gained eight Paralympic medals for discus throw (gold medal in 1976, silver in 1984 and bronze in 1972), javelin throw (gold in 1976, silver in 1972 and bronze in 1984) and shot put (bronze medals in 1976 and 1984). [9]
Fliter was married to Cochava Fliter who was a member of the women's wheelchair basketball team in the 1972 and 1976 Paralympics.
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The 21st International Stoke Mandeville Games, later known as the 1972 Summer Paralympics was an international multi-sport event held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972, in which athletes with physical disabilities competed against one another. The German Disabled Sports Association planned to stage the Games in Munich following the 1972 Olympic Games, however the Olympic village in Munich was designated to be closed and converted into private apartments. The organisers tried to arrange for alternative accommodation for the athletes but when this was not possible the city of Heidelberg stepped in with an invite to stage the Games at the University of Heidelberg's Institute for Physical Training.
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