Gefen Primo

Gefen Primo was born in 2000 in Gan HaShomron

Primo was born on 26 March 2000 in moshav Gan HaShomron. Her mother Meirav Primo has served on the board of the Israel Judo Association since 2016, and her younger brother Einav and younger sister Kerem are also judoka. In 2015 the family moved closer to judo training at the Wingate Institute.

She served in the Israeli Air Force with the status of an excellent sportsperson.

In 2017 she won gold at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. In 2018 she won bronze at the European Championships in Tel Aviv and silver at the World Junior Championships. She later won bronze medals at the 2021 World and European Championships, and a team bronze at the 2022 World Championships.

She won gold at Grand Slam events in Paris in 2021, Ulaanbaatar in 2023 and Astana in 2024. At the 2024 Summer Olympics she placed seventh in the women's 52 kg event, and Israel placed ninth in the mixed team event.

In 2025 she became engaged to footballer Eden Shamir, and they married in January 2026.