Raz Hershko
Personal information
Native nameרז הרשקו‎
NicknameHershkules Edit this on Wikidata
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 25)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2023)
European Champ.Silver (2022, 2023)
Highest world ranking1st[2][3]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Israel
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Doha +78 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Montpellier +78 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Antalya +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Paris +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tel Aviv +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tbilisi +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Antalya +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Ulaanbaatar +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Baku +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tokyo +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zagreb +78 kg
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 2015 Sofia +70 kg
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tbilisi +70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF13713
JudoInside.com73001
Updated on 3 December 2023.

Raz Hershko (Hebrew: רז הרשקו; born 19 June 1998) is an Israeli judoka.[4] She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Her uncle is Israeli-born former judoka and current Head coach of the Israel women's national judo team Shany Hershko(he).[citation needed]

She trains at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel. She is openly lesbian.[5]

Career

Hershko competes in the 78 kg and over weight category, and won a gold medal in the 2021 Antalya Grand Slam.[6][7]

Earlier in her career, Hershko won the 2015 European U18 Judo Championships,[8][9][10] as well as silver medals at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival[11][12] and the 2017 European U23 Championships[13][14][15][16] and a bronze at the 2018 European U23 Championships.[17][18][19][20]

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.[21][22][23][24]

She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[25]

Titles

Source:[26][4]

Year Tournament Place Ref.
2019 Grand Prix Montreal 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [27][28]
2021 Grand Slam Antalya 1st place, gold medalist(s) [6][7]
Grand Slam Paris 1st place, gold medalist(s) [29][30][31]
Grand Slam Baku 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [32][33]
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [34][35][36]
2022 Grand Slam Tel Aviv 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [37][38][39]
Grand Slam Antalya 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [40][41][42]
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [43][44][45]
Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar 1st place, gold medalist(s) [46][47][48]
Grand Slam Budapest 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [49][50][51]
Grand Prix Zagreb 1st place, gold medalist(s) [52][53][54]
World Masters 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [55][56][57]
2023 Grand Slam Tel Aviv 1st place, gold medalist(s) [58][59][60]
Grand Slam Tbilisi 1st place, gold medalist(s) [61][62][63]
World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [64][65][66]
Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [67][68][69]
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [70][71][72]
Grand Slam Tokyo 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [73][74][75]

References

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  2. ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 25 July 2022. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "World Ranking List, Women –+78 kg". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Raz Hershko". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. ^ "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". 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "2021 Grand Slam Antalya — Results +78". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ^ "2015 European U18 Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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  11. ^ "2015 European Youth Olympic Festival". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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  13. ^ "2017 European U23 Championships" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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  61. ^ "2023 Grand Slam Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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