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Israel Oliver

Personal information
Nationality	Spain
Born	(1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 (age 37) Madrid, Spain
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Men's para swimming Representing  Spain Paralympic Games Silver 2004 Athens 100m medley relay 49pts Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m butterfly S11 Bronze 2004 Athens 100m butterfly S12 World Championships Silver 2015 Glasgow 200m medley SM11 Bronze 2015 Glasgow 100m butterfly S11 European Championships Gold 2014 Eindhoven 200m medley SM11 Gold 2016 Funchal 400m freestyle S11 Gold 2016 Funchal 200 m ind. medley SM11 Silver 2014 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke SB11 Silver 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke – SB11

Israel Oliver Peña (born 16 December 1987), known as Israel Oliver, 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.

Swimming

Oliver was an S12/B2 type swimmer, but became a S11 swimmer.

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. He raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

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. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He finished fifth in the 100 meter breaststroke. 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. He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships. In November 2013, he competed at the Spanish Age Swimming Championships for blind and visually impaired.

See also

In Spanish: Israel Oliver para niños