Gal Hamrani

Gal Hamrani
Personal information
Native nameגל חמרני‎
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportGoalball
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 0 1 0
IBSA World Games 1 0 1
Goalball World Championships 0 0 1
Goalball European Championships 0 2 2
Lady Intercup 1 2 0
Women's goalball
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
IBSA World Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Seoul Women's goalball
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Fort Wayne Women's goalball
Goalball World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Matosinhos Women's goalball
Goalball European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Finland Women's goalball
Silver medal – second place 2019 Germany Women's goalball
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Turkey Women's goalball
Silver medal – second place 2023 Montenegro Women's goalball
Lady & Men Intercup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Malmo Women's goalball
Gold medal – first place 2022 Berlin Women's goalball
Silver medal – second place 2023 Malmo Women's goalball

Gal Hamrani (Hebrew: גל חמרני; born 1 December 1992) 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.

Early life

Hamrani was born with aniridia and glaucoma, resulting in her being fully blind in one eye, limited eyesight in the other and being assisted by a guide dog.[1] She completed her sherut Leumi volunteering at a hospital.[2]

Goalball career

Hamrani began practicing goalball at age 13, joined the Israel women's national goalball team and is the team captain.[1] She took part in the 2016 Summer Paralympics and was team captain during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3] The team qualified for the Paralympic Games after achieving gold medal at the 2015 IBSA World Games and silver medal at the 2019 Goalball European Championships.[4]

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.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "ראיון עם גל חמרני" (PDF). ofekl.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. ^ "לגרש את החושך". yediot.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ^ "Gal Hamrni". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ^ "Women's Goal Ball". zdvo.org. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ^ "Israel’s goalball team beats Brazil 8:4 in opening match at Paralympics," The Times of Israel.
  6. ^ "Israel's eighth medal: the goalball team advanced to the finals of the Paralympic Games," Davar.
  7. ^ "Goalball Women Competition Summary; South Paris Arena 6; As of 5 SEP 2024", Olympics.com.