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Place of Birth: Lahavot HaBashan, Northern District, Israel
About Ziv Better
- Ziv Better (Hebrew: ??? ????) is an Israeli swimmer. Better was born in Kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan.
- During his military service with the IDF he served as an officer in Golani Brigade.
- Better was injured by a mine while attempting to rescue one of his soldiers, Doron Shaziri, while fighting in the Lebanon War.
- As a result of his injury he was blinded in his left eye and lost approximately 90% of his vision in his right eye.
- Shortly thereafter, he started swimming and soon, reached a competitive level. By 2004, Better had participated in 8 European championships, 4 world championships and 4 Paralympic Games.
- At the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona he won two silver medals and two bronze medals and in the 1996 Summer Paralympics he won 3 bronze medals.
- He has competed in a total of five Summer Paralympics, from 1992 to 2008. Better works as a Systems Analyst, is married and a father of three.
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