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Lihie Raz

Lihie Raz is an Israeli artistic gymnast who won Israel's first medal at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, a floor exercise bronze in 2020.

born 20032020 European floor bronzeTokyo and Paris OlympicsIsraeli all-around championships

Born: 14 September 2003, New York City
Occupation: artistic gymnast

Lihie Raz was born in 2003 in New York City

Lihie Raz was born on 14 September 2003 in New York City to Israeli parents, Tami and chef Nitzan Raz. The family moved to Israel when she was a baby, and she grew up in Ramat HaSharon. She trained in gymnastics while attending high school.

She started gymnastics at age 6 under coach Moran Klefner. She made her international debut at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, winning gold in the junior floor exercise. In 2019 she won her first Israeli all-around title and qualified for the Olympics at the World Championships in Stuttgart.

At the 2020 European Championships in Mersin, Turkey, she won bronze on the floor exercise. She competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and placed 59th in the all-around qualification. At the 2024 Paris Olympics she placed 16th on vault and 31st in the all-around, and was first reserve for the all-around final.

She won the all-around at the 2022 Maccabiah Games and several more Israeli titles. In 2025 she won silver on floor at the World Cup in Cottbus. In 2026 she committed to compete for the Michigan Wolverines in NCAA gymnastics.