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'''Lihi Ben-David''' ({{lang-he|ליהיא בן-דוד}}; born 8 December 1995) is an Israeli Paralympic [[goalball]] player. She competed for [[Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics]] in the [[Goalball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament| Women's goalball tournament]], where she and the [[Israel women's national goalball team]] won a silver medal.

==Early life==

Ben-David suffers from [[macular degeneration]] and is aided by a [[guide dog]].<ref name=Davar>{{Cite web |title=נבחרת הכדורשער תפתח את הופעתה בטוקיו: "יכולות להשיג מדליית זהב"| url=https://www.davar1.co.il/329843/|access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Davar1 |language=he}}</ref> She has a twin brother [[Or Ben-David]] who plays for the [[Israel men's national goalball team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= נבחרת נשים – כדורשער באתר ארגון נכי צה"ל| url=https://www.inz.org.il/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%90%D7%93%D7%AA-%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%95/%D7%A0%D7%91%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%AA-%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9B%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%A8/|access-date=2023-12-14 |website=inz.org.il|language=he}}</ref>

Ben-David completed [[Sherut Leumi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=משחקי ריו נפתחים, ואלו הספורטאים הישראלים| url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/other/2016-09-07/ty-article/0000017f-dc4f-db5a-a57f-dc6f62730000|access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Haaretz|language=he}}</ref> She studied [[physical education]] at [[Wingate Institute]] and is a goalball coach in Jerusalem and Beersheba.▼

==Goalball career==

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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=נבחרת הכדור-שער בריו, ארד לשלמה לזמי| url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4657852,00.html|access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Ynet|language=he}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=Davar/>

She competed for [[Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics]] in the [[Goalball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament| Women's goalball tournament]], where she and the [[Israel women's national goalball team]] won a silver medal.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israels-goalball-team-beats-brazil-84-in-opening-match-at-paralympics/ "Israel’s goalball team beats Brazil 8:4 in opening match at Paralympics,"] ''The Times of Israel''.</ref><ref>[https://www-davar1-co-il.translate.goog/538178/?_x_tr_sl=iw&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc "Israel's eighth medal: the goalball team advanced to the finals of the Paralympic Games,"] ''Davar''.</ref><ref>[https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/PG2024/GBL/PG2024_GBL_C76_GBLWTEAM3---03030-----------------.pdf "Goalball Women Competition Summary; South Paris Arena 6; As of 5 SEP 2024"], Olympics.com.</ref>

▲Ben-David completed [[Sherut Leumi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=משחקי ריו נפתחים, ואלו הספורטאים הישראלים| url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/other/2016-09-07/ty-article/0000017f-dc4f-db5a-a57f-dc6f62730000|access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Haaretz|language=he}}</ref> She studied [[physical education]] at [[Wingate Institute]] and is a goalball coach in Jerusalem and Beersheba.

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==External links==

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* [https://www.instagram.com/lihib.d6/ Instagram page]

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[[Category:Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics]]

[[Category:Goalball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]]

[[Category:Goalball players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]

[[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]

[[Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Israel]]

[[Category:Paralympic medalists in goalball]]