Linoy Ashram

Linoy Ashram (born 13 May 1999) is an Israeli former individual rhythmic gymnast. She rose to prominence by winning the gold medal in the all-around event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a total score of 107.800, marking Israel's first Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics and the first for any Israeli woman across all sports. Throughout her career, Ashram amassed multiple medals at major international competitions, including a silver in the all-around at the 2018 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Sofia, a bronze in the all-around at the 2017 Worlds in Pesaro, and a gold in the all-around at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv. She retired from the sport in April 2022 at age 22, having secured 11 World Championship medals and over 50 World Cup medals in total.

Linoy Ashram was born on May 13, 1999, in Rishon LeZion, Israel, a coastal city south of Tel Aviv known for its diverse Jewish population. Her parents, Oren and Hedva Ashram, are Israeli-born with roots in Mizrahi and Sephardi Jewish communities; her father traces ancestry to Yemen, while her mother has Greek Sephardi heritage.

The Ashram family's Mizrahi background reflected broader cultural patterns in Rishon LeZion, where community ties and parental emphasis on perseverance shaped youth amid everyday economic pressures and Israel's security-oriented societal norms in the early 2000s. This setting fostered an early appreciation for structured physical outlets as means of personal development, with her parents offering consistent encouragement in an area lacking advanced athletic facilities.