Avishag Semberg

Avishag Semberg
אבישג סמברג
Semberg in 2020
Personal information
Birth nameAvishag Semberg
NationalityIsraeli
Born (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001
Gedera, Israel
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country Israel
SportTaekwondo
Weight class49 kg (108 lb)/ 53 kg (117 lb)
ClubSharabi Martial Arts
Coached byYechiam Sharabi
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals (2021)
World finals5th (2022)
Regional finals (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Women's taekwondo
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo49 kg
European Championships
2022 Manchester49 kg
European Championships OWC
2020 Sarajevo49 kg
World Junior Championships
2016 Burnaby46 kg
European U21 Championships
2019 Helsingborg49 kg
European Junior Championships
2017 Larnaca46 kg

Avishag Semberg (or Abishag Samberg, Hebrew: אבישג סמברג; born 16 September 2001) is an Israeli Olympic taekwondo athlete. She is an Olympic bronze medalist for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 49 kg competition. She won Israel's all-time tenth Olympic medal, and is the youngest Israeli to receive an Olympic medal, at the age of 19. Semberg represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's taekwondo -49 kg category. Saudi athlete Dunya Abutaleb defeated Semberg in the first round.