Raz Hershko

Raz Hershko
Hershko at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameרז הרשקו
NicknameHershkules 
NationalityIsrael
Born (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998
Netanya, Israel
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt
Coached byShany Hershko, Miki Tanaka, and Ido Bar
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2024)
World Champ. (2023)
European Champ. (2024)
Highest world ranking1st
Profile at external databases
IJF13713
JudoInside.com73001
Updated on 4 May 2025

Raz Hershko (Hebrew: רז הרשקו; born 19 June 1998; nicknamed Hershkules) is an Israeli Olympic silver medalist and European champion judoka. She was the 2015 European Cadet Champion, the 2017 European U23 Championships silver medalist, and won a bronze medal in the 2023 World Championships. She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the mixed team event. She is the 2024 European Champion. Representing Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Hershko won the silver medal in judo in the women's +78 kg, and also competed in the mixed team event, in which Team Israel came in ninth.