Shira Rishony is an Israeli Olympic lightweight judoka.
21 Facts About Shira Rishony
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Shira Rishony competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Shira Rishony won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships.
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Shira Rishony's club is the Netanya Gladiator Judo Club in Israel.
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In 2009, Shira Rishony won gold medals in the 2009 Maccabiah Games, and the Junior Tour U20 Izmir 'Cehat Sener'.
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In 2012, Shira Rishony won the gold medal in the IJF World Cup Tashkent, and took the bronze medals in the World Cup Bucharest and the World Cup Istanbul.
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Shira Rishony won the gold medal at the 2013 Tashkent Grand Prix, and a bronze medal at 2013 Almaty Grand Prix, but was injured in a competition in Germany and lost six months of training and competition.
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In 2014, Shira Rishony won the gold medal at the European Open in Tallinn, and bronze medals at the 2014 Jeju Grand Prix and the Pan American Open San Salvador.
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Shira Rishony won a bronze medal at the 2015 Grand Slam of Paris.
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Shira Rishony won the silver medal at the 2016 Havana Grand Prix.
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Shira Rishony, ranked 20th in the world, competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in women's 48 kg, taking the additional place of Europe.
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Shira Rishony won a silver medal at the 2017 Antalya Grand Prix, and a bronze medal at the 2017 Baku Grand Slam.
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Shira Rishony won a gold medal in the New York Open Team Championships.
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At the 2018 Hohhot Grand Prix, Shira Rishony won a bronze medal.
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At the 2019 Tel Aviv Grand Prix Shira Rishony won the gold medal.
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Shira Rishony won bronze medals as the 2019 Hohhot Grand Prix, the 2019 Montreal Grand Prix, and the 2019 Brasilia Grand Slam.
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Shira Rishony represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing at the women's 48 kg weight category.
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Shira Rishony lost the bronze medal match to Ukrainian former two-times world champion Daria Bilodid, finishing in fifth place.
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Shira Rishony won bronze medals as the 2021 Antalya Grand Slam and the 2021 Baku Grand Slam.
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At the 2022 European Championships in Sofia, Shira Rishony won a bronze medal.
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At the 2023 Antalya Grand Slam, Shira Rishony won a silver medal, and at the 2023 Almada Grand Prix she won a bronze medal.