Lihie Raz Explained

Lihie Raz
Native Name Lang:he
Birth Date:14 September 2003[1] [2]
Birth Place:Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Hometown:Ramat HaSharon, Israel
Country:Israel
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International Elite
Club:Migvanim Ramat HaSharon
Headcoach:Moran Klefner
Assistcoach:Shir Solomon, Ilan Gazit[3]
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Lihie Raz (Hebrew: ליהיא רז; born 14 September 2003) is an Olympic artistic gymnast. Born in the United States, she represents Israel internationally. She won the bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2020 European Championships, which was Israel's first medal at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She is also the 2019 and 2021 Israeli all-around champion. She represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished 59th in the all-around during qualifications, but did not advance to any finals. Raz represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and came in 16th in the Women's vault, and 31st in the Women's All-Around qualification with a score of 51.632, just missing the final that had a cutoff of 51.698.

Early life

Raz was born in Manhattan in New York City to Israeli parents Tami and chef Nitzan Raz, is Jewish, and immigrated with them to Israel when she was three months old.[4] [5] [6] [3] [7] She grew up in Ramat HaSharon, a town just north of Tel Aviv.[3] [8] She performed elite gymnastics while at the same time attending a regular high school.[9]

Career

Raz began gymnastics when she was six years old under coach Moran Klefner, who is still coaching her today.

2017–18; Maccabiah Games gold

At the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel, Raz made her international debut. She won the gold medal in the junior floor exercise, with a score of 11.775.[10] [11]

At the 2018 Israeli Cup, she won the junior all-around bronze medal.[12] Then at the 2018 Austrian Team Open in Linz, Raz helped the Israeli team place 14th, and individually, she placed 17th in the all-around.[13] At the Youth Olympic Games Qualifier in Baku, Azerbaijan, she placed 18th in the floor exercise and 26th in the all-around, and did not qualify for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[14] [15] At the 2018 Junior Israeli Championships, she placed fifth in the all-around.[16]

On July 14, 2018, in, Romania, Raz competed with the Israeli team in a friendly meet against Romania, and placed ninth in the all-around.[17] She competed for Team Israel at the 2018 Junior European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where the Israeli team finished 23rd.[18] She placed ninth with the Israeli team at the 2018 Olympic Hopes Cup in Liberec, Czech Republic.[19] Then at the 2018 Voronin Cup in Moscow, Russia, she placed 10th in the all-around, fourth on vault, sixth on the floor exercise, and eighth on the uneven bars and balance beam.[20]

2019; Israeli national champion

Raz made her senior international debut at the 2019 Austrian Team Open in Linz, where she won a silver medal in the vault behind Dutch Olympian Eythora Thorsdottir, and placed eighth in the all-around and fourth with the Israeli team.[21] Then at the 2019 Stella Zakharova Cup in Kiev, Ukraine, she won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Ukrainian Olympian Angelina Radivilova and Malaysian Farah Ann Abdul Hadi, and placed fourth in the vault.[22]

She placed sixth in the vault final at the 2019 Osijek World Challenge Cup in Croatia.[23] At the 2019 Israeli Championships, she won her first national all-around title with a total score of 46.350, as she also won gold medals in the uneven bars and the floor exercise, and a silver medal in the vault.[24] Then at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, she finished 82nd in the all-around which qualified her for the 2020 Olympics.[25] [26]

2020–21; European Championships bronze and Olympics

At the 2020 European Championships in Mersin, Turkey, Raz won the bronze medal in the floor exercise event final with a score of 12.750 behind Turkey's Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı and Romania's Olympic bronze medalist Larisa Iordache.[27] This made her Israel's first-ever medalist at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[28] [29] Additionally, she was the third reserve for the vault final, after finishing 11th in the qualification round.[30]

In February 2021, Raz won the bronze medal in the all-around, the gold medal in the vault, and the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2021 Israeli Winter Cup.[31] She won a bronze medal in the vault at the 2021 German Olympic Trials in Munich behind German national champion Sarah Voss.[32] She then qualified for the all-around final at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland, and finished 22nd with a total score of 47.499.[33] She won her second national all-around title at the 2021 Israeli Championships.[34]

Raz then represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She finished 15th in the vault with a score of 13.899, and 59th in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 50.399.[35] [36]

2022; Maccabiah Games gold

Raz finished sixth on the vault and seventh on the balance beam at the 2022 Varna World Challenge Cup in Bulgaria.[37] Then at the 2022 Koper World Challenge Cup in Slovenia, she finished fourth on floor exercise, and seventh on uneven bars and balance beam.[38] At the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel, at 18 years old she helped the Israeli team win gold, and individually, she swept the gold medals in the women's open events, winning six in all.[39] In July she won the 2022 Israeli All-Around Championships in Tel Aviv.[40] She qualified for the vault final at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany, and finished seventh.[41]

She was initially the first reserve for the vault final at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, United Kingdom.[42] After Jessica Gadirova withdrew due to an ankle injury, Raz competed in the final and placed eighth.[43] [44]

2023; Luxembourg Open gold

Raz began the season at the 2023 Luxembourg Open, and won the gold medal in the vault final. The Israeli team finished third behind Italy and Spain, and Raz placed sixth in the all-around. She also finished fifth on floor exercise, seventh on uneven bars, and ninth on balance beam.[45] She competed at the 2023 European Championships but did not qualify for any finals.[46]

At the 2023 Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup, Raz finished sixth on vault and floor exercise, and eighth on balance beam.[47] Then at the RomGym Trophy in Bucharest, Romania, she placed sixth in the all-around and fifth in the uneven bars final.[48] She finished 48th in the all-around at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, with a total score of 49.999.[49] Raz earned an individual berth as the 13th-highest placing eligible gymnast.[50]

2024; Paris Olympics

Raz represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She came in 16th in the Women's vault, and 31st in the Women's All-Around qualification with a score of 51.632, just missing the final that had a cutoff of 51.698.[51] [52] [53]

Competitive history

align=center Yearalign=center EventTeamAAVTUBBBFX
Junior
2017 align=left 9
2018 align=left Israeli Winter Cup
Austrian Team Open14 17
Youth Olympic Games Qualifier26
Israeli Championships5
Izvorani Friendly9
align=left 23
Olympic Hopes Cup9 24
Voronin Cup10 4 8 8 6
Senior
2019 align=left Austrian Team Open4 8
Stella Zakharova Cup8 10 4
Osijek World Challenge Cup6
Israeli Championships
align=left 82
2020
European Championships
2021 align=left Israeli Winter Cup
align=left 22
Israeli Championships
Olympic Games59
2022 align=left 6 7
Koper World Challenge Cup7 7 4
Maccabiah Games
align=left 7
align=left 8
2023 align=left Luxembourg Open6 7 9 5
Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup6 8 6
RomGym Trophy6 5
align=left 48
2024
align=left Olympic Games

Awards

Raz was selected for Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 list for 2021.[54]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RAZ Lihie.
  2. Web site: ליהיא רז . Lihie Raz . . 2 February 2022 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224812/https://www.olympicsil.co.il/%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94%D7%99%D7%90-%D7%A8%D7%96/ . live .
  3. Web site: Israel's Lihie Raz: 'I Did My Best To Channel The Pressure'. John Crumlish. 28 January 2021. International Gymnast Magazine.
  4. Web site: Super Israeli sushi chef makes waves across the globe. Danna. Harman. 18 April 2012. Haaretz.
  5. News: Boiling point. Yaniv. Halili. 3 July 2006. Ynet.
  6. News: סלטה לטוקיו: ליהיא רז מחכה לאולימפיאדה. אורן. אהרוני. 16 April 2021. Ynet.
  7. Web site: Meet the Jewish Gymnasts at the Tokyo Olympics. Mia J.. Merrill. 9 July 2021. Hey Alma.
  8. Web site: Merrill . Mia . Meet the Jewish Gymnasts at the Tokyo Olympics . Alma . 2 February 2022 . 9 July 2021 . 20 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020131418/https://www.heyalma.com/meet-the-jewish-gymnasts-at-the-tokyo-olympics/ . live .
  9. Web site: Lihie Raz: Qualification to the Olympics is always at the back of your head. 6 October 2019. Gymnovosti.
  10. Web site: 2017 Maccabiah Games Results. Jesse Kitzen-Abelson. 10 July 2017. The Gymter.
  11. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2017 Maccabiah Games Results . The Gymternet . 2 February 2022 . 10 July 2017 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224805/https://thegymter.net/2017/07/10/2017-maccabiah-games-results/ . live .
  12. Web site: Hopkins. Lauren . 2018 Israeli Winter Cup Results . The Gymternet . 18 March 2024 . 23 February 2018.
  13. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Austrian Team Open Results . The Gymternet . 18 March 2024 . 23 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Youth Olympic Qualifier Results . The Gymternet. 18 March 2024 . 23 June 2018.
  15. Web site: Iurii Busse (RUS) and Anastasia Bachynska (UKR) top YOG qualification event. . 2 March 2024 . 25 June 2018.
  16. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Israeli Championships Results . The Gymternet . 2 February 2022 . 5 July 2018 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224807/https://thegymter.net/2018/07/05/2018-israeli-championships-results/ . live.
  17. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Izvorani Friendly Results . The Gymternet . 18 March 2024 . 18 July 2018.
  18. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Women's Junior QC For AF, TF & AA Results . Gymnastics Results . European Gymnastics . 2 February 2022 . 7 . 3 August 2018 . 11 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220211131654/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/euros/documents/wag/junteams.pdf . live .
  19. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Olympic Hopes Cup Results . The Gymternet . 18 March 2024 . 3 December 2018.
  20. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Voronin Cup Results . The Gymternet . 2 February 2022 . 15 December 2018 . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123000844/https://thegymter.net/2018/12/15/2018-voronin-cup-results/ . live .
  21. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 Austrian Team Open Results . The Gymternet . 2 February 2022 . 5 March 2019 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224808/https://thegymter.net/2019/03/05/2019-austrian-team-open-results/ . live .
  22. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 Stella Zakharova Cup Results . The Gymternet . 2 February 2022 . 2 April 2019 . 27 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127000223/https://thegymter.net/2019/04/02/2019-stella-zakharova-cup-results/ . live .
  23. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 Osijek Challenge Cup Results . The Gymternet . 2 February 2022 . 27 May 2019 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224806/https://thegymter.net/2019/05/27/2019-osijek-challenge-cup-results/ . live.
  24. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 Israeli Championships Results . The Gymternet . 2 February 2022 . 19 August 2019 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224811/https://thegymter.net/2019/08/19/2019-israeli-championships-results/ . live .
  25. Web site: 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October – 13 October 2019 Women's All-Around Qualification . Gymnastics Results . . 2 February 2022 . 4 . 4 October 2019 . 6 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210406192153/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2019/worlds/documents/wag/qaa.pdf . live .
  26. Web site: List of the Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers . Gymnastics Results . . 2 February 2022 . 3 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224807/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2021/olympics/documents/wag/wag_qualifiers_list.pdf . live .
  27. Web site: Lihi Raz wins first Israeli medal at 2020 European Women's Gymnastics; Raz secured her place for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.. The Jerusalem Post . 2 February 2022 . 21 December 2021 . 10 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110205851/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/lihie-raz-wins-first-israeli-medal-at-2020-european-womens-gymnastics-652723 . live .
  28. Web site: Crumlish . John . Israel's Lihie Raz: 'I Did My Best To Channel The Pressure' . International Gymnast. International Gymnast Media . 2 February 2022 . 28 January 2021 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224807/https://www.intlgymnast.com/interviews/israels-lihie-raz-i-did-my-best-to-channel-the-pressure/ . live .
  29. Web site: Ghermezian . Shiryn . Gymnast Lihie Raz Wins First Israeli Medal in European Gymnastics Championship, Securing Olympics Spot . . 2 February 2022 . 21 December 2021 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224817/https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/12/21/gymnast-lihie-raz-wins-first-israeli-medal-in-european-gymnastics-championship-securing-olympics-spot/ . live .
  30. Web site: 33rd European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification . Gymnastics Results . . 2 February 2022 . 17 December 2020 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202225644/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2020/euros/documents/wag/wagvtqual.pdf . live .
  31. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 Israeli Winter Cup Results . The Gymternet . 2 February 2022 . 14 February 2021 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202225639/https://thegymter.net/2021/02/14/2021-israeli-winter-cup-results/ . live .
  32. Web site: 2021 German Olympic Trials Results. The Gymternet. 15 June 2021.
  33. Web site: 9th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final . Gymnastics Results . . 2 February 2022 . 23 April 2021 . 24 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424211244/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2021/euros/documents/wagaafinal.pdf . live .
  34. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 Israeli Championships Results . The Gymternet . 2 February 2022 . 24 June 2021 . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224807/https://thegymter.net/2021/06/24/2021-israeli-championships-results/ . live .
  35. Web site: RAZ Lihie - FIG Athlete Profile. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique.
  36. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Women Qualification . . 2 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210827151151/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73B_GARW------------------QUAL--------.pdf . 27 August 2021 . 25 July 2021.
  37. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 Varna Challenge Cup Results . The Gymternet . 18 March 2024 . 30 March 2022.
  38. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 Koper Challenge Cup Results . The Gymternet . 18 March 2024 . 21 June 2022.
  39. Web site: Crumlish . John . Israelis Raz and Indig win open all-around gold, Israel and U.S. top team standings at Maccabiah Games . . 18 March 2024 . 22 July 2022.
  40. Web site: 2022 Israeli Championships Results. The Gympternet. 19 July 2022.
  41. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Women Seniors Apparatus Finals Vault . . 18 March 2024 . 14 August 2022.
  42. Web site: 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's Vault Qualification . . . 18 March 2024 . 29 October 2022.
  43. Web site: Carayol . Tumaini . Jessica Gadirova wins floor gold to cap successful world championship . . 18 March 2024 . 6 November 2022.
  44. Web site: 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's Vault Final . . . 18 March 2024 . 5 November 2022.
  45. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 Luxembourg Open Results . The Gymternet . 18 March 2024 . 18 February 2023.
  46. Web site: 10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification . . 18 March 2024 . 5 . 13 April 2023.
  47. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 Tel Aviv Challenge Cup Results . The Gymternet . 18 March 2024 . 5 June 2023.
  48. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 RomGym Trophy Results . The Gymternet . 18 March 2024 . 3 September 2023.
  49. Web site: 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Women's All-Around Qualification . . . 18 March 2024 . 2 . 1 October 2023.
  50. Web site: Rendez-vous Paris 2024: See who qualified to the women's team competition! . . 25 February 2024 . 3 October 2023.
  51. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-812276 "Israeli Olympic stars rounding into form in Paris,"
  52. Jo Gunston (October 2, 2023). "World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2023", Olympics.com.
  53. Web site: The U.S. team and Simone Biles remain on top of the rankings, as women's qualifications conclude at Worlds. 2 October 2023. International Gymnast Magazine.
  54. Web site: Lihie Raz . Forbes Israel . 2 February 2022 . 18 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118020143/https://forbes.co.il/lists/2021under30/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94%D7%99%D7%90-%D7%A8%D7%96/ . live .

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