Moran Samuel

Moran Samuel
מורן סמואל
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1982-04-24) 24 April 1982 (age 42)
Karmiel, Israel
EducationPhysiotherapy
Alma materUniversity of Haifa, Israel
OccupationAthlete
SpouseWife Limor Samuel Goldberg[1]
Sport
Country Israel
SportRowing
DisabilityPR1
ClubDaniel Rowing Centre [Tel Aviv, ISR]
Coached byPaola Grizzetti [personal], ITA
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finalsWinning silver in the arms only single sculls at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo
World finalsthe 2015 Para Athlete of the Year by World Rowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris PR1W1x
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo ASW1x
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ASW1x
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aiguebelette ASW1x
Silver medal – second place 2014 Amsterdam ASW1x
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sarasota PR1W1x
Silver medal – second place 2018 Plovdiv PR1W1x
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bled ASW1x
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ottensheim PR1W1x
World Rowing Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Varese ASW1x
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Munich ASW1x
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Poznań ASW1x
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bled PR1W1x

Moran Samuel[2] (Hebrew: מורן סמואל; April 24, 1982) is an Israeli paralympic basketball player and world champion rower. She was chosen to light a ceremonial torch on Israel's Independence Day in 2019.[1] She represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She won a gold medal competing for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Women's single sculls.

  1. ^ a b "Athletics SAMUEL Moran". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ World Rowing. "Moran Samuel". Retrieved 29 February 2016.