Lihie Raz

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Lihie Raz ({{langx|he|ליהיא רז}}; born 14 September 2003) is an Israeli Olympic artistic gymnast. Born in the United States, she represents Israel internationally. She won the bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2020 European Championships, which was Israel's first medal at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She is also the 2019 and 2021 Israeli all-around champion. She represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished 59th in the all-around during qualifications, but did not advance to any finals. Raz represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and came in 16th in the Women's vault, and 31st in the Women's All-Around qualification with a score of 51.632, just missing the final that had a cutoff of 51.698.

Early life

Raz was born in Manhattan in New York City to Israeli parents Tami and chef Nitzan Raz, is Jewish, and immigrated with them to Israel when she was three months old.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/2012-04-18/ty-article/super-israeli-sushi-chef-makes-waves-across-the-globe/0000017f-e84c-dc91-a17f-fccd13e00000|title=Super Israeli sushi chef makes waves across the globe|first=Danna|last=Harman|date=18 April 2012|work=Haaretz}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3270359,00.html|title=Boiling point|first=Yaniv|last=Halili|date=3 July 2006|work=Ynet}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/article/Syc5xkIUu|title=סלטה לטוקיו: ליהיא רז מחכה לאולימפיאדה|first=אורן|last=אהרוני|date=16 April 2021|work=Ynet}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.heyalma.com/meet-the-jewish-gymnasts-at-the-tokyo-olympics/|title=Meet the Jewish Gymnasts at the Tokyo Olympics|first=Mia J.|last=Merrill|date=9 July 2021|website=Hey Alma}} She grew up in Ramat HaSharon, a town just north of Tel Aviv.{{cite web |last1=Merrill |first1=Mia |title=Meet the Jewish Gymnasts at the Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.heyalma.com/meet-the-jewish-gymnasts-at-the-tokyo-olympics/ |website=Alma |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=9 July 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020131418/https://www.heyalma.com/meet-the-jewish-gymnasts-at-the-tokyo-olympics/ |url-status=live }} She performed elite gymnastics while at the same time attending a regular high school.{{Cite web|url=https://eng.gymnovosti.com/lihie-raz-qualification-to-the-olympics-is-always-at-the-back-of-your-head/|title=Lihie Raz: Qualification to the Olympics is always at the back of your head|date=6 October 2019|work=Gymnovosti}}

Career

Raz began gymnastics when she was six years old under coach Moran Klefner, who is still coaching her today.

= 2017–18; Maccabiah Games gold =

At the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel, Raz made her international debut. She won the gold medal in the junior floor exercise, with a score of 11.775.{{Cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/07/10/2017-maccabiah-games-results/|title=2017 Maccabiah Games Results|author=Jesse Kitzen-Abelson|date=10 July 2017|work=The Gymter}}{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2017 Maccabiah Games Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2017/07/10/2017-maccabiah-games-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=10 July 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224805/https://thegymter.net/2017/07/10/2017-maccabiah-games-results/ |url-status=live }}

At the 2018 Israeli Cup, she won the junior all-around bronze medal.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins|first1=Lauren |title=2018 Israeli Winter Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/02/23/2018-israeli-winter-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=23 February 2018}} Then at the 2018 Austrian Team Open in Linz, Raz helped the Israeli team place 14th, and individually, she placed 17th in the all-around.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Austrian Team Open Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/04/23/2018-austrian-team-open-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=23 April 2018}} At the Youth Olympic Games Qualifier in Baku, Azerbaijan, she placed 18th in the floor exercise and 26th in the all-around, and did not qualify for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Youth Olympic Qualifier Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/06/23/2018-youth-olympic-qualifier-results/ |website=The Gymternet|access-date=18 March 2024 |date=23 June 2018}}{{cite web |title=Iurii Busse (RUS) and Anastasia Bachynska (UKR) top YOG qualification event|url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/iurii-busse-rus-and-anastasia-bachynska-ukr-top-yog-qualification-event |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=2 March 2024 |date=25 June 2018}} At the 2018 Junior Israeli Championships, she placed fifth in the all-around.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Israeli Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/05/2018-israeli-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224807/https://thegymter.net/2018/07/05/2018-israeli-championships-results/ |url-status=live}}

On July 14, 2018, in {{ill|Izvorani, Ilfov|lt=Izvorani|ro}}, Romania, Raz competed with the Israeli team in a friendly meet against Romania, and placed ninth in the all-around.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Izvorani Friendly Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/18/2018-izvorani-friendly-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=18 July 2018}} She competed for Team Israel at the 2018 Junior European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where the Israeli team finished 23rd.{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Women's Junior QC For AF, TF & AA Results |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/euros/documents/wag/junteams.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=European Gymnastics |access-date=2 February 2022 |page=7 |date=3 August 2018 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211131654/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/euros/documents/wag/junteams.pdf |url-status=live }} She placed ninth with the Israeli team at the 2018 Olympic Hopes Cup in Liberec, Czech Republic.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Olympic Hopes Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/12/03/2018-olympic-hopes-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=3 December 2018}} Then at the 2018 Voronin Cup in Moscow, Russia, she placed 10th in the all-around, fourth on vault, sixth on the floor exercise, and eighth on the uneven bars and balance beam.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Voronin Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/12/15/2018-voronin-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=15 December 2018 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123000844/https://thegymter.net/2018/12/15/2018-voronin-cup-results/ |url-status=live }}

= 2019; Israeli national champion =

Raz made her senior international debut at the 2019 Austrian Team Open in Linz, where she won a silver medal in the vault behind Dutch Olympian Eythora Thorsdottir, and placed eighth in the all-around and fourth with the Israeli team.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Austrian Team Open Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/05/2019-austrian-team-open-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=5 March 2019 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224808/https://thegymter.net/2019/03/05/2019-austrian-team-open-results/ |url-status=live }} Then at the 2019 Stella Zakharova Cup in Kyiv, Ukraine, she won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Ukrainian Olympian Angelina Radivilova and Malaysian Farah Ann Abdul Hadi, and placed fourth in the vault.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Stella Zakharova Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/04/02/2019-stella-zakharova-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=2 April 2019 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127000223/https://thegymter.net/2019/04/02/2019-stella-zakharova-cup-results/ |url-status=live }}

She placed sixth in the vault final at the 2019 Osijek World Challenge Cup in Croatia.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Osijek Challenge Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/05/27/2019-osijek-challenge-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=27 May 2019 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224806/https://thegymter.net/2019/05/27/2019-osijek-challenge-cup-results/ |url-status=live}} At the 2019 Israeli Championships, she won her first national all-around title with a total score of 46.350, as she also won gold medals in the uneven bars and the floor exercise, and a silver medal in the vault.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Israeli Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/08/19/2019-israeli-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224811/https://thegymter.net/2019/08/19/2019-israeli-championships-results/ |url-status=live }} Then at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, she finished 82nd in the all-around which qualified her for the 2020 Olympics.{{cite web |title=49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October – 13 October 2019 Women's All-Around Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2019/worlds/documents/wag/qaa.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=2 February 2022 |page=4 |date=4 October 2019 |archive-date=6 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406192153/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2019/worlds/documents/wag/qaa.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=List of the Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2021/olympics/documents/wag/wag_qualifiers_list.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=2 February 2022 |page=3 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224807/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2021/olympics/documents/wag/wag_qualifiers_list.pdf |url-status=live }}

= 2020–21; European Championships bronze and Olympics =

At the 2020 European Championships in Mersin, Turkey, Raz won the bronze medal in the floor exercise event final with a score of 12.750 behind Turkey's Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı and Romania's Olympic bronze medalist Larisa Iordache.{{cite web |title=Lihi Raz wins first Israeli medal at 2020 European Women's Gymnastics; Raz secured her place for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/lihie-raz-wins-first-israeli-medal-at-2020-european-womens-gymnastics-652723 |website=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110205851/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/lihie-raz-wins-first-israeli-medal-at-2020-european-womens-gymnastics-652723 |url-status=live }} This made her Israel's first-ever medalist at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships.{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=Israel's Lihie Raz: 'I Did My Best To Channel The Pressure' |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/interviews/israels-lihie-raz-i-did-my-best-to-channel-the-pressure/ |website=International Gymnast|publisher=International Gymnast Media |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=28 January 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224807/https://www.intlgymnast.com/interviews/israels-lihie-raz-i-did-my-best-to-channel-the-pressure/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Ghermezian |first1=Shiryn |title=Gymnast Lihie Raz Wins First Israeli Medal in European Gymnastics Championship, Securing Olympics Spot |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/12/21/gymnast-lihie-raz-wins-first-israeli-medal-in-european-gymnastics-championship-securing-olympics-spot/ |website=Algemeiner Journal |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224817/https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/12/21/gymnast-lihie-raz-wins-first-israeli-medal-in-european-gymnastics-championship-securing-olympics-spot/ |url-status=live }} Additionally, she was the third reserve for the vault final, after finishing 11th in the qualification round.{{cite web |title=33rd European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2020/euros/documents/wag/wagvtqual.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=European Gymnastics |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=17 December 2020 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202225644/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2020/euros/documents/wag/wagvtqual.pdf |url-status=live }}

In February 2021, Raz won the bronze medal in the all-around, the gold medal in the vault, and the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2021 Israeli Winter Cup.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2021 Israeli Winter Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/02/14/2021-israeli-winter-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=14 February 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202225639/https://thegymter.net/2021/02/14/2021-israeli-winter-cup-results/ |url-status=live }} She won a bronze medal in the vault at the 2021 German Olympic Trials in Munich behind German national champion Sarah Voss.{{Cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2021/06/15/2021-german-olympic-trials-results/|title=2021 German Olympic Trials Results|work=The Gymternet|date=15 June 2021}} She then qualified for the all-around final at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland, and finished 22nd with a total score of 47.499.{{cite web |title=9th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2021/euros/documents/wagaafinal.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=European Gymnastics |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=23 April 2021 |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424211244/https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2021/euros/documents/wagaafinal.pdf |url-status=live }} She won her second national all-around title at the 2021 Israeli Championships.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2021 Israeli Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/06/24/2021-israeli-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=24 June 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202224807/https://thegymter.net/2021/06/24/2021-israeli-championships-results/ |url-status=live }}

Raz then represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She finished 15th in the vault with a score of 13.899, and 59th in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 50.399.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=71566|title=RAZ Lihie - FIG Athlete Profile|website=Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique}}{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Women Qualification |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73B_GARW------------------QUAL--------.pdf |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827151151/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73B_GARW------------------QUAL--------.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2021 |date=25 July 2021}}

= 2022; Maccabiah Games gold =

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Raz finished sixth on the vault and seventh on the balance beam at the 2022 Varna World Challenge Cup in Bulgaria.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2022 Varna Challenge Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/05/30/2022-varna-challenge-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=30 March 2022}} Then at the 2022 Koper World Challenge Cup in Slovenia, she finished fourth on floor exercise, and seventh on uneven bars and balance beam.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2022 Koper Challenge Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/06/21/2022-koper-challenge-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=21 June 2022}} At the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel, at 18 years old she helped the Israeli team win gold, and individually, she swept the gold medals in the women's open events, winning six in all.{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=Israelis Raz and Indig win open all-around gold, Israel and U.S. top team standings at Maccabiah Games |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/israelis-raz-and-indig-win-open-all-around-gold-israel-and-u-s-top-team-standings-at-maccabiah-games/ |website=International Gymnast Magazine |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=22 July 2022}} In July she won the 2022 Israeli All-Around Championships in Tel Aviv.{{Cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2022/07/19/2022-israeli-championships-results/|title=2022 Israeli Championships Results|work=The Gympternet|date=19 July 2022}} She qualified for the vault final at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany, and finished seventh.{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Women Seniors Apparatus Finals Vault |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Vault%202%20ApparatusResultsWag_1.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=14 August 2022}}

She was initially the first reserve for the vault final at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's Vault Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/w_22worlds_eventqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=29 October 2022}} After Jessica Gadirova withdrew due to an ankle injury, Raz competed in the final and placed eighth.{{cite web |last1=Carayol |first1=Tumaini |title=Jessica Gadirova wins floor gold to cap successful world championship |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/06/jessica-gadirova-wins-floor-gold-to-cap-successful-world-championships |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=6 November 2022}}{{cite web |title=51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's Vault Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/w_22worlds_events.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=5 November 2022}}

= 2023; Luxembourg Open gold =

Raz began the season at the 2023 Luxembourg Open, and won the gold medal in the vault final. The Israeli team finished third behind Italy and Spain, and Raz placed sixth in the all-around. She also finished fifth on floor exercise, seventh on uneven bars, and ninth on balance beam.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2023 Luxembourg Open Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/02/18/2023-luxembourg-open-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=18 February 2023}} She competed at the 2023 European Championships but did not qualify for any finals.{{cite web |title=10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20AllAroundResultsWag_5.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=18 March 2024 |pages=5 |date=13 April 2023}}

At the 2023 Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup, Raz finished sixth on vault and floor exercise, and eighth on balance beam.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2023 Tel Aviv Challenge Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/06/05/2023-tel-aviv-challenge-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=5 June 2023}} Then at the RomGym Trophy in Bucharest, Romania, she placed sixth in the all-around and fifth in the uneven bars final.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2023 RomGym Trophy Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/09/03/2023-romgym-trophy-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 March 2024 |date=3 September 2023}} She finished 48th in the all-around at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, with a total score of 49.999.{{cite web |title=52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Women's All-Around Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/w_23worlds_aaqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=18 March 2024 |pages=2 |date=1 October 2023}} Raz earned an individual berth as the 13th-highest placing eligible gymnast.{{cite web |title=Rendez-vous Paris 2024: See who qualified to the women's team competition! |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3986502 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=3 October 2023}}

=2024; Paris Olympics=

Raz represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She came in 16th in the Women's vault, and 31st in the Women's All-Around qualification with a score of 51.632, just missing the final that had a cutoff of 51.698.[https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-812276 "Israeli Olympic stars rounding into form in Paris,"] The Jerusalem Post.Jo Gunston (October 2, 2023). [https://olympics.com/en/news/world-artistic-gymnastics-championships-2023-usa-women-post-top-qualifying-team-score-as-paris-2024-quotas-obtained "World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2023"], Olympics.com.{{Cite web|url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/the-u-s-team-and-simone-biles-remain-on-top-of-the-rankings-as-womens-qualifications-conclude-at-worlds/|title=The U.S. team and Simone Biles remain on top of the rankings, as women's qualifications conclude at Worlds|date=2 October 2023|website=International Gymnast Magazine}}

Competitive history

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colspan="8" \| Junior
rowspan="1" \| 2017	align=left \| Maccabiah Games		9				{{gold1}}
rowspan="8" \| 2018	align=left \|Israeli Winter Cup		{{bronze3}}
align=left\|Austrian Team Open	14	17
align=left\|Youth Olympic Games Qualifier		26
align=left\|Israeli Championships		5
align=left\|Izvorani Friendly	{{silver2}}	9
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships	23
align=left\|Olympic Hopes Cup	9	24
align=left\|Voronin Cup		10	4	8	8	6
colspan="8" \| Senior
rowspan="5" \| 2019	align=left \|Austrian Team Open	4	8
align=left\|Stella Zakharova Cup	8	10	4			{{bronze3}}
align=left\|Osijek World Challenge Cup			6
align=left\|Israeli Championships		{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships		82
rowspan="2" \| 2020
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \|align=left\|European Championships			{{abbreviation\|R3\|Raz finished 11th in qualification and was the third reserve for the final}}			{{bronze3}}
rowspan="4" \| 2021	align=left \|Israeli Winter Cup		{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships		22
align=left\|Israeli Championships		{{gold1}}
bgcolor=98FB98 \|align=left\|Olympic Games		59
rowspan="5" \| 2022	align=left \|Varna World Challenge Cup			6		7
align=left\|Koper World Challenge Cup				7	7	4
align=left\|Maccabiah Games	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships			7
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships			8
rowspan="4" \| 2023	align=left \|Luxembourg Open	{{bronze3}}	6	{{gold1}}	7	9	5
align=left\|Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup			6		8	6
align=left\|RomGym Trophy		6		5
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships		48
rowspan="2" \| 2024
bgcolor=98FB98 \| align=left \| Olympic Games		{{abbreviation\|R1\|Raz was the first reserve for the all-around final}}
rowspan="2" \| 2025	align=left \| Cottbus World Cup						{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships	12	19	{{abbreviation\|R1\|Raz was the first reserve for the vault final}}

Awards

Raz was selected for Forbes Israel{{'s}} 30 Under 30 list for 2021.{{cite web |title=Lihie Raz |url=https://forbes.co.il/lists/2021under30/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94%D7%99%D7%90-%D7%A8%D7%96/ |website=Forbes Israel |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118020143/https://forbes.co.il/lists/2021under30/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94%D7%99%D7%90-%D7%A8%D7%96/ |url-status=live }}

References

External links

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Category:Living people

Category:2003 births

Category:21st-century Israeli Jews

Category:American emigrants to Israel

Category:American people of Israeli descent

Category:Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games

Category:Competitors at the 2022 Maccabiah Games

Category:Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Gymnasts from New York City

Category:Israeli female artistic gymnasts

Category:Israeli people of American-Jewish descent

Category:Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel

Category:Maccabiah Games medalists in gymnastics

Category:Olympic gymnasts for Israel

Category:People from Ramat HaSharon

Category:Sportspeople from Tel Aviv District

Category:21st-century Israeli sportswomen

align=center \| Year ! align=center \| Event ! style="width:30px;" \| Team ! style="width:30px;" \| AA ! style="width:30px;" \| VT ! style="width:30px;" \| UB ! style="width:30px;" \| BB ! style="width:30px;" \| FX
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
colspan="8" \| Junior
rowspan="1" \| 2017	align=left \| Maccabiah Games		9				{{gold1}}
rowspan="8" \| 2018	align=left \|Israeli Winter Cup		{{bronze3}}
align=left\|Austrian Team Open	14	17
align=left\|Youth Olympic Games Qualifier		26
align=left\|Israeli Championships		5
align=left\|Izvorani Friendly	{{silver2}}	9
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships	23
align=left\|Olympic Hopes Cup	9	24
align=left\|Voronin Cup		10	4	8	8	6
colspan="8" \| Senior
rowspan="5" \| 2019	align=left \|Austrian Team Open	4	8
align=left\|Stella Zakharova Cup	8	10	4			{{bronze3}}
align=left\|Osijek World Challenge Cup			6
align=left\|Israeli Championships		{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships		82
rowspan="2" \| 2020
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \|align=left\|European Championships			{{abbreviation\|R3\|Raz finished 11th in qualification and was the third reserve for the final}}			{{bronze3}}
rowspan="4" \| 2021	align=left \|Israeli Winter Cup		{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships		22
align=left\|Israeli Championships		{{gold1}}
bgcolor=98FB98 \|align=left\|Olympic Games		59
rowspan="5" \| 2022	align=left \|Varna World Challenge Cup			6		7
align=left\|Koper World Challenge Cup				7	7	4
align=left\|Maccabiah Games	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships			7
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships			8
rowspan="4" \| 2023	align=left \|Luxembourg Open	{{bronze3}}	6	{{gold1}}	7	9	5
align=left\|Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup			6		8	6
align=left\|RomGym Trophy		6		5
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships		48
rowspan="2" \| 2024
bgcolor=98FB98 \| align=left \| Olympic Games		{{abbreviation\|R1\|Raz was the first reserve for the all-around final}}
rowspan="2" \| 2025	align=left \| Cottbus World Cup						{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships	12	19	{{abbreviation\|R1\|Raz was the first reserve for the vault final}}