Raz Hershko

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

Raz Hershko
Personal information
Native nameרז הרשקו‎
Nickname(s)Hershkules Edit this on Wikidata
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2023)
European Champ.Silver (2022)
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
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
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
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 25 September 2023.

Early life

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

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]

YearTournamentPlaceRef.
2019 Grand Prix Montreal2nd place, silver medalist(s)[27][28]
2021 Grand Slam Antalya1st place, gold medalist(s)[6][7]
Grand Slam Paris1st place, gold medalist(s)[29][30][31]
Grand Slam Baku3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[32][33]
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[34][35][36]
2022 Grand Slam Tel Aviv3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[37][38][39]
Grand Slam Antalya2nd place, silver medalist(s)[40][41][42]
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)[43][44][45]
Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar1st place, gold medalist(s)[46][47][48]
Grand Slam Budapest3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[49][50][51]
Grand Prix Zagreb1st place, gold medalist(s)[52][53][54]
World Masters3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[55][56][57]
2023 Grand Slam Tel Aviv1st place, gold medalist(s)[58][59][60]
Grand Slam Tbilisi1st place, gold medalist(s)[61][62][63]
World Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[64][65][66]
Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar2nd place, silver medalist(s)[67][68][69]

References
  1. "Association board meeting protocol 23 May 2023" (PDF). Israel Judo Association (in Hebrew). 23 May 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  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. "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. "2021 Grand Slam Antalya — Results +78". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. "2015 European U18 Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  9. "2015 European U18 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. "2015 European U18 Championships – Hershko Raz". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. "2015 European Youth Olympic Festival". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  12. "2015 European Youth Olympic Festival". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  13. "2017 European U23 Championships" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. "2017 European U23 Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  15. "2017 European U23 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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  27. "2019 Grand Prix Montreal". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  28. "2019 Grand Prix Montreal". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  29. "2021 Grand Slam Paris". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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  34. "2021 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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  40. "2022 Grand Slam Antalya". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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  43. "2022 European Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  44. "2022 European Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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  52. "2022 Grand Prix Zagreb". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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  55. "2022 World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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  61. "2023 Grand Slam Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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