Svetlana Zilberman

Svetlana Zilberman (née Beliasova, born 10 May 1958) is an Israeli badminton player and coach that formerly represented the Soviet Union, then Israel.

In 1986, she won a bronze medal at the European Badminton Championships in the women's singles event.

She began playing badminton at the age of 12, which is how she met her future husband Michael, who was her coach.

In 2009, Zilberman first played mixed doubles with her son, in the world championships; at the same time, she is his coach.

At the BWF World Championships 2022 in August, at the age of 64 years old Zilberman became the oldest player to win a match in competition history.