Israel Oliver
Personal information
Full nameIsrael Oliver Peña
Nationality Spain
Born (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987
Madrid, Spain
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens100m medley relay 49pts
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro100m butterfly S11
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens100m butterfly S12
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow200m medley SM11
Bronze medal – third place2015 Glasgow100m butterfly S11
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Eindhoven200m medley SM11
Gold medal – first place2016 Funchal400m freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 200 m ind. medley SM11
Silver medal – second place2014 Eindhoven100m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal – second place 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke – SB11

Israel Oliver Peña (born 16 December 1987), known as Israel Oliver,[1][2] is a swimmer from Spain.

Personal

Oliver was born in Madrid. He has a disability: he has a vision impairment. In 2012, he lived in Carrizal de Wit, Las Palmas, Canary Islands.[3][4]

Swimming

Oliver was an S12/B2 type swimmer,[3] but became a S11 swimmer.[4]

Oliver raced competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he earned a silver medal in the 4 x 100 meters 49 points medley relay and a bronze in the 100 meter butterfly race.[3] He raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[3]

In 2012, Oliver competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities, representing the Canary Islands. He finished second in the SB12 100 meter breaststroke.[5][6] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3] He finished fifth in the 100 meter breaststroke.[7] Prior to heading to London, he participated in a national vision impaired swim team training camp at the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat from 6 to 23 August. Daily at the camp, there were two in water training sessions and one out of water training session.[8] He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[9] In November 2013, he competed at the Spanish Age Swimming Championships for blind and visually impaired.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Spanish swimmers prepare to leave for Glasgow 2015". Paralympic.org. 7 August 2015. Israel Oliver
  2. ↑ "Israel OLIVER". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  4. 1 2 Agencia EFE. "Los nadadores canarios Michelle Alonso e Israel Oliver competirán por triunfo" (in Spanish). Spain: Eldiariomontanes.es. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tres récords nacionales en el Campeonato de España por Comunidades Autónomas de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Castellón acoge a los mejores nadadores en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Miguel Luque suma el único metal del día. Natación/Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran para Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridad Digital. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Deportes. Deborah font e israel oliver compiten en madrid en el campeonato por edades de natación – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). lainformacion.com. 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

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