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Shlomo Pinto (Hebrew: שלמה פינטו‎) was an Israeli paralympic champion.

Pinto was a soldier with the IDF's Golani Brigade during the Yom Kippur War. Injured during the battle at Mount Hermon, his legs were paralyzed and Pinto began practicing sports with the IDF Disabled Veterans' Organization.

Pinto practiced badminton, wheelchair basketball and swimming, representing Israel in the latter field in all Paralympic Games between 1976 and 1992 and winning 14 medals.

Pinto died 18 June 2011 at the age of 57, several weeks after suffering a brain seizure.

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Shlomo Pinto Wikipedia