Raz Hershko ( he, רז הרשקו; born 19 June 1998) is an Israeli judoka. She competed for

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Early life

Her uncle is Israeli-born former

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ka and current Head coach of the Israel women's national judo team Shany Hershko. She trains at the

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in Netanya,

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. She is openly lesbian.

Career

Hershko competes in the 78 kg and over weight category, and won a gold medal in the 2021 Antalya Grand Slam. Earlier in her career, Hershko won the 2015 European U18 Judo Championships, as well as silver medals at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival and the 2017 European U23 Championships and a bronze at the 2018 European U23 Championships. Hershko represents

, 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. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the

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held in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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* 1998 births Living people Israeli female judoka Jewish female martial artists Jewish Israeli sportspeople Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Israel Israeli lesbians Israeli LGBT sportspeople Lesbian sportswomen Lesbian Jews LGBT judoka Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in judo Olympic bronze medalists for Israel 21st-century Israeli women 21st-century Israeli Jews 21st-century Israeli LGBT people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Israel-judo-bio-stub