Avishag Semberg

Avishag Semberg was born in 2001 in Gedera

Semberg was born on 16 September 2001 and grew up in Gedera. Her father, Oren, is a lawyer, and her mother, Nili Cohen-Semberg, works at a health service organization. She has 2 younger sisters.

She started taekwondo in first grade with coach Maoz Sharabi. Her later coach is his brother, Yechiam Sharabi, at the Sharabi Martial Arts club in Ramla, where she moved at 16. She left high school but completed 12 years of schooling.

She joined the IDF in 2020 with special status as an athlete, which allowed her time to train and compete. She served in the Home Front Command and was discharged in November 2021.

Semberg won bronze at the 2016 youth world championships and carried Israel's flag at the 2018 Youth Olympics. In 2021 she won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Israel's first Olympic medal in taekwondo. She won silver at the 2022 European Championships and lost in her first match at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

She married taekwondo athlete Nimrod Kravitzky in 2025, and the couple lives in Ashdod. In November 2026 she announced her retirement from competition.