Gili Sharir represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in judo in the women's 63 kg, and in the mixed team event, at which Team Israel came in ninth.
17 Facts About Gili Sharir
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Gili Sharir grew up in moshav Mazor in Israel, where her parents Danit and Danny still reside, and is Jewish.
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Gili Sharir won the gold medals at the 2016 European Cup U21 Athens in Greece, and the European Cup Cadets Antalya in Turkey, and a silver medal at the European Cup Cadets Coimbra in Portugal.
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Gili Sharir won the silver medal at the 2016 Israeli U21 Championships in Ra'anana.
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Gili Sharir won the silver medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships in Maribor, Slovenia, and a bronze at the 2017 European U23 Championships in Podgorica in Montenegro.
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Gili Sharir won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Cup Sarajevo.
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Gili Sharir won the gold medal at the 2017 Israeli Championships in Ra'anana.
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At the 2018 Hohhot Grand Prix, Gili Sharir won the silver medal.
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Gili Sharir won the gold medal at the 2018 Israeli Championships in Tel Aviv.
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Gili Sharir won the gold medal at the 2018 Israeli U21 Championships in Haifa.
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Gili Sharir represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing at the women's 63 kg weight category.
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Gili Sharir lost in the first round to the five-time Oceanian Champion, Australian Katharina Haecker.
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At the 2022 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, Gili Sharir won a bronze medal.
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Gili Sharir won a silver medal at the 2023 European Championships in Montpellier, France.
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Gili Sharir won a gold medal at the 2023 Paris Grand Slam and bronze medals at the 2023 Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam in Mongolia and the 2023 Baku Grand Slam.
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Gili Sharir won the silver medal at the 2023 Israeli Championships in Eilat.
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Gili Sharir represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in judo in the women's 63 kg, where she was defeated by French reigning Olympic champion judoka Clarisse Agbegnenou, and in the mixed team event, at which Israel came in ninth.