| Elham Mahamid Ruzin | |
| Native Name: | |
| Country: | Israel |
| Sport: | Goalball |
Elham Mahamid Ruzin (Hebrew: אלהאם מחמיד רוזין, Arabic: إلهام محاميد روزين; born 1990) is an Israeli Paralympic goalball player and former captain of the Israel women's national goalball team.
Elham Mahamid was born in Umm al-Fahm. She was diagnosed as a child with genetic achromatopsia.[1]
She was founded Israel women's national goalball team and was team captain from 2010 to 2018.[2]
In 2015 the team won the gold medal at the IBSA World Games and ensured their spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] They later competed also at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Mahamid did her Sherut Leumi service at a legal aid station. She is a graduate of education and theatre studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holds a masters in psychodrama from the Kibbutzim College.
In 2018 Mahamid married Michael Ruzin, captain of Israel men's national goalball team.[1]