Ori Mizrahi

Or (Ori) Mizrahi (Hebrew: אורי מזרחי; born 1993) is an Israeli Paralympic goalball player. She competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Women's goalball tournament, where she and the Israel women's national goalball team won a silver medal.

Ori Mizrahi

Personal information
Native name	אורי מזרחי‎
Sport
Country	Israel
Sport	Goalball
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 0 1 0 IBSA World Games 0 0 1 Goalball World Championships 0 0 1 Goalball European Championships 0 2 1 Lady Intercup 1 2 0 Women's goalball Representing  Israel Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Team IBSA World Games 2019 Fort Wayne Women's goalball Goalball World Championships 2022 Matosinhos Women's goalball Goalball European Championships 2019 Germany Women's goalball 2021 Turkey Women's goalball 2023 Montenegro Women's goalball Lady & Men Intercup 2022 Malmo Women's goalball 2022 Berlin Women's goalball 2023 Malmo Women's goalball

Early life

Mizrahi was born with albinism and suffers from visual impairment.^[1] She was raised in Holon and completed higher studies in physical education.^[2]

Goalball career

Mirzahi began playing goalball at age 12 and joined the Israel women's national goalball team.^[1]

Prior to the 2014 Goalball World Championships Mizrahi was examined and classified with improved eyesight, causing her to be disqualified from competitions and to retire from the national team. This decision was overturned in 2019 after further medical examinations, and she took part in the 2019 IBSA World Games and Goalball European Championships, qualifying the team to take part in the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[2]

She competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Women's goalball tournament, where she and the Israel women's national goalball team won a silver medal.^[3][4][5][6]