Yitzhak Gil-Ad (; born Yitzhak Galitzki; born 1943) is a former Israeli Paralympic competitor.
Gil-Ad was born in Tel Aviv and contracted polio at a young age.
He competed in the Summer Paralympics four times and took part in table tennis, discus throw and wheelchair basketball tournaments.
Gil-Ad won two individual medals, in discus throw tournaments of para athletics: gold in the 1968 Summer Paralympics and bronze in the 1976 Summer Paralympics. He also participated in shot put tournaments at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Games, in javelin at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games and in club throw at the 1968 Summer Games.
He won three additional Paralympic medals in team competitions: a gold medal in table tennis alongside Baruch Hagai in doubles tournament at the 1964 Summer Games and gold and bronze medals as a member of the men's wheelchair basketball team, in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Games.
See also
Israel at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
Israel at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Israel at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
Israel at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
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1943 births
Paralympic athletes for Israel
Paralympic gold medalists for Israel
Paralympic bronze medalists for Israel
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic shot putters Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic club throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in table tennis Paralympic table tennis players for Israel Table tennis players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for Israel Wheelchair basketball players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Paralympics