Elham Mahamid Ruzin
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.
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| Native name | אלהאם מחמיד רוזין إلهام محاميد روزين | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Goalball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
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]
References
- "'התאסלמתי בשבילה': סיפור אהבתם של זוג הספורטאים לקויי הראייה". Xnet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- "אישה כובשת: אלהאם מחאמיד-רוזין לא נותנת למגבלות לעצור אותה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- "נבחרת הכדור-שער בריו, ארד לשלמה לזמי". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-14.