Mati Angel

Mati Angel (Hebrew: מתי אנג'ל; 17 October 1938 – 27 July 2012) 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 (1960, 1968 and 1972) and in table tennis in four Summer Games (1960, 1968, 1972 and 1980).^[1]

Mati Angel

Personal information
Native name	מתי אנג'ל
Born	(1938-10-17)17 October 1938
Died	27 July 2012(2012-07-27) (aged 73)
Sport
Country	Israel
Sport	Para swimming Para table tennis
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 2 3 1 Representing  Israel Paralympic Games Swimming 1960 Rome 25m breaststroke 1968 Tel Aviv 25m breaststroke Table tennis 1960 Rome Singles A 1968 Tel Aviv Singles A2 1968 Tel Aviv Doubles A2 1972 Heidelberg Singles 1A Stoke Mandeville Games Swimming 1969

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.^[2] In 1968, she came in third with a time of 2:03.00 minutes.^[3]

Angel also competed in the 1969 Stoke Mandeville Games, where she won gold.^[4]

Table tennis

Angel played table tennis for Israel in the 1960, 1968, 1972, and 1980 Summer Paralympics. In 1960, she received silver in the Singles A competition. In 1968, she competed in both the Singles A2 and Doubles A2, winning gold in both. She tied for bronze in Singles A1 in 1972.^[5] In 1980, she made it into the 1/8th finals for Singles 1B and quarterfinals for Women's Teams 2.^[1]