Mati Angel
Mati Angel was an Israeli paralympic athlete who competes in para swimming and para table tennis. She was one of the first women to represent Israel at the paralympics. She competed in swimming in three Summer Games and in table tennis in four Summer Games.
In addition to competing in the paralympics, Angel was an attorney and worked for thirty years at the District Attorney's office of the Tel Aviv District.
Early life
Angel was born in Bulgaria and immigrated to Israel in 1948. She was drafted to the Israel Defense Forces in 1956 and was injured during the Suez Crisis.Career
Swimming
Angel swam the 25m breaststroke for Israel in the 1960, 1968, and 1972 Summer Paralympics. In 1960, she completed the race in 1:45.70 minutes, winning silver. In 1968, she came in third with a time of 2:03.00 minutes.Angel also competed in the 1969 Stoke Mandeville Games, where she won gold.