Shira Rishony (Hebrew: שירה ראשוני, born 21 February 1991) is an Israeli Olympic lightweight judoka.
[2] After two years, as she still insisted on learning judo, her mother finally gave in and allowed her to take part in the sport.
[38][39] Rishony, ranked 20th in the world, competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in women's 48 kg, taking the additional place of Europe.
"[46] In tears, Rishony said: "I'm still in shock, I felt I was ready and it hurts me that I couldn't give my all and that it all ended before it really began...
[12] Rishony represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing at the women's 48 kg weight category.
There, she submitted Spaniard 2021 World Championships bronze medalist Julia Figueroa who was seeded 5th in the Olympics.
In the Quarterfinals, Rishony lost to former world champion, Mongolian Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg, moving her to compete for a chance to win bronze through the Repechage.
She lost the bronze medal match to Ukrainian former two-times world champion Daria Bilodid, finishing in fifth place.
[12] Rishony represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in judo; in the women's 48 kg she came in 17th, as she lost 00–01 in the round of 32 to 2024 world championship bronze medalist Abiba Abuzhakynova of Kazakhstan.