Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Ein Gev, Israel |
Singles | |
Paralympic Games | 1/16th final (1996) |
Doubles | |
Paralympic Games | Quarterfinal (1996) |
Kinneret Wallach ( Hebrew: כנרת וואלך) is an Israeli former wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player.
Wallach was born in Ein Gev and in 1989, aged sixteen, she was paralyzed following a traffic collision. [1]
As a wheelchair tennis player she was ranked in the top 50 and gained criteria to compete at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. [2] She did not pass the preliminary competition in the Singles' Tournament but reached the quarterfinal in the Doubles' Tournament, competing alongside Tikva Aharoni. [3]
Wallach also competed in wheelchair basketball, cited by paralympic athlete Nina Gorodetzky as her role model. [4] Wallach played in male teams and as of 2024 she is on the roster of Beit HaLochem's team in Tel Aviv. [5] [6]
Wallach is an activist for promoting accessibility and equal rights for the disabled, taking part in the early 2000s in demonstrations and demand of changes in legislation. [7] [8] She was interviewed regularly on Gabi Gazit's radio show promoting awareness on issues of accessibility. [9] Professionally, Wallach attributes herself as an advisor on wheelchair use. [10]
In 2012 Wallach competed on MasterChef Israel and an accessible cooking station was built for her. [11]
Country (sports) | ![]() |
---|---|
Born | Ein Gev, Israel |
Singles | |
Paralympic Games | 1/16th final (1996) |
Doubles | |
Paralympic Games | Quarterfinal (1996) |
Kinneret Wallach ( Hebrew: כנרת וואלך) is an Israeli former wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player.
Wallach was born in Ein Gev and in 1989, aged sixteen, she was paralyzed following a traffic collision. [1]
As a wheelchair tennis player she was ranked in the top 50 and gained criteria to compete at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. [2] She did not pass the preliminary competition in the Singles' Tournament but reached the quarterfinal in the Doubles' Tournament, competing alongside Tikva Aharoni. [3]
Wallach also competed in wheelchair basketball, cited by paralympic athlete Nina Gorodetzky as her role model. [4] Wallach played in male teams and as of 2024 she is on the roster of Beit HaLochem's team in Tel Aviv. [5] [6]
Wallach is an activist for promoting accessibility and equal rights for the disabled, taking part in the early 2000s in demonstrations and demand of changes in legislation. [7] [8] She was interviewed regularly on Gabi Gazit's radio show promoting awareness on issues of accessibility. [9] Professionally, Wallach attributes herself as an advisor on wheelchair use. [10]
In 2012 Wallach competed on MasterChef Israel and an accessible cooking station was built for her. [11]