Elham Mahamid Ruzin

Elham Mahamid Ruzin

Mahamid Ruzin in 2015
Personal information
Native name	אלהאם מחמיד רוזין‎ إلهام محاميد روزين‎
Born	(1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 34)[1] Umm al-Fahm, Israel
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem Seminar Hakibutzim
Spouse	Michael Ruzin
Children	2
Sport
Sport	Goalball
Disability class	B3
Coached by	Raz Shoham
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 0 1 0 IBSA World Games 1 0 0 Goalball World Championships 0 0 1 Goalball European Championships 0 1 2 Lady Intercup 0 1 0 Women's goalball Representing  Israel Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Team IBSA World Games 2015 Seoul Women's goalball Goalball World Championships 2022 Matosinhos Women's goalball Goalball European Championships 2017 Finland Women's goalball 2021 Turkey Women's goalball 2023 Montenegro Women's goalball Lady & Men Intercup 2023 Malmo Women's goalball

Elham Mahamid Ruzin (Hebrew: אלהאם מחמיד רוזין, Arabic: إلهام محاميد روزين; born 16 February 1990) is an Israeli silver medalist Paralympic goalball player and former captain of the Israel women's national goalball team for eight years, from 2010 to 2018.

Mahamid Ruzin is a Muslim Arab Israeli. She is legally blind, with the hereditary genetic eye disease achromatopsia, color blindness, and a very intense sensitivity to daylight. In 2015, as she competed for it, Team Israel won the gold medal at the IBSA World Games. She competed for Israel at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Brazil, won a bronze medal with the team at the 2017 European Championship, and then won a silver medal with the team at the 2019 European Championship. She then competed with Israel at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in 2021 in Japan.

She competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Women's goalball tournament, where Mahamid Ruzin and Team Israel won a silver medal.