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Raz Hershko (Hebrew: רז הרשקו; born 19 June 1998; nicknamed Hershkules)[5] is an Israeli Olympic silver medalist and European champion judoka. She was the 2015 European U18 Champion, the 2017 European U23 championships silver medalist, and won a bronze medal in the 2023 world championships. She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in mixed team. She is the 2024 European Champion. Representing Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Hershko won the silver medal in judo in the women's +78 kg, and also competed in the mixed team event, in which Team Israel came in ninth.
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- ^ Itamar Katzir (April 19, 2021). "Once Bullied for Her Weight, This Israeli Judoka Is Heading to the Olympics; Her path to the Games has been paved with hurdles, starting at adolescence and continuing with the choice of a tough weight category. Now Raz Hershko, aka 'Hershkules,' just won her first gold in a Grand Slam event," Haaretz.