Elham Mahamid Ruzin

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.

[5] Mahamid volunteered for Sherut Leumi post-secondary school national service at a legal aid clinic in Jerusalem.

[1][8] In 2018 Mahamid married Michael Ruzin, who is Jewish, has a vision impairment as well, and is the captain of Israel men's national goalball team.

[4] Mahamid was chosen to be the captain of the Israel women's national goalball team, a position that she held for eight years, from 2010 to 2018.

[8] It ensured its spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and Mahamid Ruzin said: "I will do everything to make my country, my relatives, and the Arab sector proud, showing that there is no difference between all of us and that we can live together.

[8] Team Israel won the silver medal at the 2019 European Championship, and qualified for the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

[16][17][18] The team defeated Canada in the quarter-final and China (with her scoring the winning goal) in the semi-final, and lost to Turkey in the gold medal round.

[19][20][21] Mahamid Ruzin was named the 2021 Para-Athlete Peace Prize Global Winner by the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation.

[4] In January 2023 she received a certificate of appreciation from the Acting Mayor of Hadera, Nir Ben Haim, for competing in the Tokyo Olympics in goalball and winning third place in the World Championship with the Israeli national team in goal ball.

Mahamid Ruzin (on the right) at the 2015 IBSA World Games gold medal podium