Hanoch Budin won eight medals representing Israel at six Paralympics, 1984 through 2004, establishing two world records along the way. At the 1988 Games, he won five medals, including golds for 100-meter backstroke and 200-meter medley. He won two more Paralympic medals in 1992 and another in 1984. He also won gold in the 100-meter freestyle Swimming World Championships of 1994.
