She’s previously been ranked number one in the world for her weight category and has taken medals in European championships as well as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In April, while competing in the European Judo Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Hershko dedicated her win to Yonatan Goutin, an Israeli judoka who died saving civilians from Hamas in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7.
This marks Israel’s third medal in Judo after Peter Paltchik won the bronze medal after defeating Switzerland’s Daniel Eich in the men’s under-100kg weight class on Thursday.
Moments later, Inbar Lanir won the silver medal in the women’s under-78kg weight class.
