Lihi Ben-David
Personal information
Native nameליהיא בן-דוד‎
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportGoalball
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
IBSA World Games 1 0 1
Goalball World Championships 0 0 1
Goalball European Championships 0 1 2
Lady Intercup 1 2 0
Women's goalball
Representing  Israel
IBSA World Games
Gold medal – first place2015 SeoulWomen's goalball
Bronze medal – third place2019 Fort WayneWomen's goalball
Goalball World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 MatosinhosWomen's goalball
Goalball European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 FinlandWomen's goalball
Silver medal – second place2019 GermanyWomen's goalball
Bronze medal – third place2021 TurkeyWomen's goalball
Lady & Men Intercup
Silver medal – second place2022 MalmoWomen's goalball
Gold medal – first place2022 BerlinWomen's goalball
Silver medal – second place2023 MalmoWomen's goalball

Lihi Ben-David (Hebrew: ליהיא בן-דוד; born 1995) is an Israeli Paralympic goalball player.

Ben-David suffers from macular degeneration and is aided by a guide dog.[1] She has a twin brother Or Ben-David who plays for the Israel men's national goalball team.[2]

Ben-David began playing goalball at age 11 and joined the Israel women's national goalball team.

In 2015 she scored the winning goal at the IBSA World Games, with the team winning a gold medal and ensuring their spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] Throughout the 2019 Goalball European Championship Ben-David scored 32 goals and the Israeli national team reached second place and ensured its place at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Ben-David completed Sherut Leumi.[4] She studied physical education at Wingate Institute and is a goalball coach in Jerusalem and Beersheba.

References

  1. 1 2 "נבחרת הכדורשער תפתח את הופעתה בטוקיו: "יכולות להשיג מדליית זהב"". Davar1 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ↑ "נבחרת נשים – כדורשער באתר ארגון נכי צה"ל". inz.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  3. ↑ "נבחרת הכדור-שער בריו, ארד לשלמה לזמי". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ↑ "משחקי ריו נפתחים, ואלו הספורטאים הישראלים". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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