Raz Hershko

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Raz Hershko
Personal information
Native nameרז הרשקו‎
Nickname(s)Hershkules Edit this on Wikidata
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 23)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Rank     Black belt in Judo
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
Highest world ranking5th[1][2]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Israel
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Antalya +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Paris +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Baku +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal +78 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Podgorica +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Győr +78 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place +70 kg
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tbilisi +70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF13713
JudoInside.com73001
Updated on 13 December 2021 (2021-12-13).

Raz Hershko (רז הרשקו; born 19 June 1998) is an Israeli judoka.[3] She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life[]

Her uncle is former Israeli-born judoka and current manager of the Israel women's national judo team .

She trains at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel. She is openly lesbian.[4]

Career[]

Hershko competes in the 78 kg and over weight category, and won a gold medal in the 2021 Antalya Grand Slam.[5][6]

Earlier in her career, Hershko won the 2015 European U18 Judo Championships,[7][8][9] as well as silver medals at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival[10][11] and the 2017 European U23 Championships[12][13][14][15] and a bronze at the 2018 European U23 Championships.[16][17][18][19]

Hershko represents Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing at the women's +78 kg weight category. Hershko won her first match with an ippon against the Saudi Tahani Alqahtani, advancing to the round of 16. There, she met the 2019 world champion – Japan's Akira Sone. Hershko lost to Sone, ending her part in the individual competition.[20][21][22][23]

Titles[]

Source: [24][3]

Year Tournament Place Ref.
2019 Grand Prix Montreal 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [25][26]
2021 Grand Slam Antalya 1st place, gold medalist(s) [5][6]
Grand Slam Paris 1st place, gold medalist(s) [27][28][29]
Grand Slam Baku 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [30][31]
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [32][33][34]

References[]

  1. ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 29 November 2021. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ "World Ranking List, Women –+78 kg". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Raz Hershko". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Olympic Rankings If The Record Number Of LGBTQ Athletes Were A Team Now: 7th In Gold Medals, 8th Overall. Plus 6 Pages Of Photos In Tokyo And At Home - Page 3 Of 6 - Towleroad Gay News". Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  5. ^ a b "2021 Grand Slam Antalya — Results +78". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  7. ^ "2015 European U18 Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  8. ^ "2015 European U18 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. ^ "2015 European U18 Championships – Hershko Raz". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. ^ "2015 European Youth Olympic Festival". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  11. ^ "2015 European Youth Olympic Festival". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  12. ^ "2017 European U23 Championships" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  13. ^ "2017 European U23 Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. ^ "2017 European U23 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  15. ^ "2017 European U23 Championships". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ^ "2018 European U23 Championships" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  17. ^ "2018 European U23 Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  18. ^ "2018 European U23 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  19. ^ "2018 European U23 Championships". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  20. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  21. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  22. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Individual". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Judo Hershko Raz — Tokyo 2020 Olympics". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Raz Hershko — Tournament results". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  25. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Montreal". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  26. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Montreal". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  27. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Paris". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  28. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Paris". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  29. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Paris". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  30. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Baku". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  31. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Baku". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  32. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  33. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  34. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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