Gili Sharir

Gili Sharir was born in 1999 in Mazor

Gili Sharir was born on 22 November 1999 and grew up in moshav Mazor. Her parents are Danit and Danny Sharir. She began judo as a young child.

As a junior she won medals at European Cup events in 2016. In 2017 she took silver at the European Junior Championships in Maribor and bronze at the European U23 Championships. In 2018 she won silver at the Hohhot Grand Prix.

She competes in the women's 63 kg category. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics she lost in the first round of the individual event but won bronze with Israel's mixed team. In 2022 she won bronze at the European Championships in Sofia and bronze with the mixed team at the World Championships in Tashkent.

In 2023 she won silver at the European Championships in Montpellier and gold at the Paris Grand Slam. At the 2024 Paris Olympics she lost to Clarisse Agbegnenou, and Israel's mixed team placed ninth. In November 2025 she won gold at the Zagreb Grand Prix.