Elham Mahamid Ruzin

Elham Mahamid Ruzin
Mahamid Ruzin in 2015
Personal information
Native nameאלהאם מחמיד רוזין
إلهام محاميد روزين
Born (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990
Umm al-Fahm, Israel
Alma mater
SpouseMichael Ruzin
Children2
Sport
SportGoalball
Disability classB3
Coached byRaz Shoham
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 0 1 0
IBSA World Games 1 0 0
Goalball World Championships 0 0 1
Goalball European Championships 0 1 2
Lady Intercup 0 1 0
Women's goalball
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
2024 ParisTeam
IBSA World Games
2015 SeoulWomen's goalball
Goalball World Championships
2022 MatosinhosWomen's goalball
Goalball European Championships
2017 FinlandWomen's goalball
2021 TurkeyWomen's goalball
2023 MontenegroWomen's goalball
Lady & Men Intercup
2023 MalmoWomen's goalball

Elham Mahamid Ruzin (Hebrew: אלהאם מחמיד רוזין, Arabic: إلهام محاميد روزين; born 16 February 1990) is an Israeli silver medalist Paralympic goalball player and former captain of the Israel women's national goalball team for eight years, from 2010 to 2018.

Mahamid Ruzin is a Muslim Arab Israeli. She is legally blind, with the hereditary genetic eye disease achromatopsia, color blindness, and a very intense sensitivity to daylight. In 2015, as she competed for it, Team Israel won the gold medal at the IBSA World Games. She competed for Israel at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Brazil, won a bronze medal with the team at the 2017 European Championship, and then won a silver medal with the team at the 2019 European Championship. She then competed with Israel at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in 2021 in Japan.

She competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Women's goalball tournament, where Mahamid Ruzin and Team Israel won a silver medal.