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First Jewish Olympic Gold Medalist in Rhythmic Gymnastics

Record holder

Linoy AshramPerson

Record value

Gold — Individual All-Around, Tokyo 2020

Country represented: IsraelAchievement location: Tokyo, JapanAchievement date: 7 August 2021Current record

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Linoy Ashram during an Israeli rhythmic-gymnastics competition.

Linoy Ashram, Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics.Ayelet Zussman / Wikimedia CommonsSourceCC BY-SA 4.0

Official record definition

The earliest Jewish athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics.

Measurement methodology

Chronological review of Jewish Olympic rhythmic-gymnastics medalists, distinguishing any medal from the first gold medal.

Measurement point: Women's individual all-around final in rhythmic gymnastics at Tokyo 2020 on 7 August 2021.

Record story

Linoy Ashram became the 'First Jewish Olympic Gold Medalist in Rhythmic Gymnastics' on 7 August 2021. The achievement took place in Tokyo, Japan, where she won the 'Gold — Individual All-Around, Tokyo 2020'. Her victory in the individual all-around competition at the rescheduled Olympic Games is confirmed by official sources including the Olympic Committee of Israel and Olympedia.

Ashram’s gold medal established a new benchmark. According to the Jewish Olympic medalist chronology, Jewish athletes had previously won silver medals in the discipline, including Yana Batyrshina in 1996 and Yulia Raskina in 2000. However, Linoy Ashram is documented as the first Jewish rhythmic gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal. The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame lists her as the first gold medal recipient in this category, distinguishing the achievement from prior silver-medal wins.

How JWR verified this record

Verification date
26 September 2026
Verification standard
JWR Verification Standard 1.0

Achievement evidence

The Olympic Committee of Israel and Olympedia confirm that Linoy Ashram won the individual all-around rhythmic-gymnastics gold medal at Tokyo 2020 on 7 August 2021.

Superiority evidence

The Jewish Olympic medalist chronology records Yana Batyrshina (1996) and Yulia Raskina (2000) with silver medals, while Linoy Ashram is the first listed Jewish rhythmic gymnast to win Olympic gold.

Jewish Eligibility — Verified by JWR

Jewish eligibility verification

Evidence establishing that the holder qualifies as Jewish for JWR purposes.

  • Linoy Ashram — International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Achievement / record verification

Evidence establishing that the holder achieved the result and holds the record as defined.

  • Linoy Ashram — Gold, Tokyo 2020 — Olympic Committee of Israel

Superiority / counter-candidate verification

Evidence comparing the result with other candidates relevant to the record claim.

  • Jewish Olympic Medalists — International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Jewish eligibility, achievement and superiority evidence retain their separate classifications and are never merged. Context and provenance are not presented as proof of the achievement. Restricted evidence and internal research notes are never published. Learn more about the seven-stage process on the verification page.

Sources & Verification

  • Linoy Ashram — Gold, Tokyo 2020

    Official recordOlympic Committee of Israel

    What this proves: Olympic gold in individual all-around.

  • Jewish Olympic Medalists

    Primary sourceInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

    What this proves: Earlier Jewish rhythmic-gymnastics medals were silver; Ashram is first gold entry.

  • Linoy Ashram

    Primary sourceInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

    What this proves: Jewish-sports eligibility and Olympic championship.

History

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