Gal Hamrani (Hebrew: גל חמרני; born 1992) is an Israeli Paralympic goalball player.
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| Native name | גל חמרני | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Goalball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life edit
Hamrani was born with aniridia and glaucoma, resulting in her being fully blind in one eye, limited eyesight in the other and being assisted by a guide dog.[1] She completed her sherut Leumi volunteering at a hospital.[2]
Hamrani began practicing goalball at age 13, joined the Israel women's national goalball team and is the team captain.[1] She took part in the 2016 Summer Paralympics and was team captain during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3] The team qualified to the Paralympic Games after achieving gold medal at the 2015 IBSA World Games and silver medal at the 2019 Goalball European Championships.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "ראיון עם גל חמרני" (PDF). ofekl.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "לגרש את החושך". yediot.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Gal Hamrni". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Women's Goal Ball". zdvo.org. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
