BERDICHEVSKY Adam

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 19 Oct 1983

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Sport Class: WT

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Men's Singles	33
	Men's Doubles ISR Berdichevsky / Sasson	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
3rd on Court 2	Ariake Tennis Park Court 2	Men's Doubles Second Round ISR Berdichevsky / Sasson 1 1 NED Egberink / Scheffers 6 6	Finished
2nd on Court 6	Ariake Tennis Park Court 6	Men's Singles First Round ISR BERDICHEVSKY ABERDICHEVSKY Adam Sport Class: WT 4 2 AUS WEEKES BWEEKES Ben Sport Class: WT 6 6	Finished
3rd on Court 8	Ariake Tennis Park Court 8	Men's Doubles First Round BRA Medeiros / Pomme 1 0 RET ISR Berdichevsky / Sasson 6 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
R64	Singles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, 3RD - 3rd place, 4TH - 4th place, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

Engineering - Ariel University, Israel

Wife Hila, children Yam and Neta

Languages spoken:

English, Hebrew

2013 for Israel (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

He began in 2012 at age 29 at the Ilan Sport Center for the Disabled [ISCD] in Israel. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

"I really love sports. I always dreamed about playing professional sports. When I realised that I was going to survive, I took every opportunity." (ynetnews.com, 01 Sep 2016)

Winning gold at the 2015 Israeli Championships. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Coach Martin Gilbert. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"Never give up." (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

General Interest

Classification
Open (itftennis.com, 05 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Impairment Details
He lost the lower part of his left leg due to injuries he sustained on a sinking ship. "I was doing a yearlong trek in Australia and New Zealand in 2007 with my wife Hila. At the end of the trip we flew to Thailand. Four days before the return flight to Israel, we were on a ship when a storm happened. The ship began to sink and I was being pulled into the motor. I tried to save Hila, but in the end, I couldn't save myself. After the injury, I was on the verge of giving up, but things have only improved. One of my legs was saved and I can walk with prosthesis." (ynetnews.com, 01 Sep 2016)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
RET:: Retired

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