Mikaella Moshe (Hebrew: מיכאלה משה; also spelled Michaela Moshe; born 4 December 2003) is an Israeli Olympic archer."Mikaella Moshe," EuroSport. Formerly an elite rhythmic gymnast, she started practising archery in 2022. She represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's individual archery event, where she came in 33rd, and in the Mixed team with Roy Dror, where they came in 18th.
Early life
Moshe was born in Ramat Gan, Israel. She lives in Ramat HaSharon in Israel."For the first time ever: two Israeli archers will participate in the Olympic Games," Ynet, 25 June 2024.
Rhythmic gymnastics career
Introduced to the sport at four years of age, Moshe trained for 15 years as an elite rhythmic gymnast, and was an alternate on Israel's European Championship rhythmic gymnastics team.Gila Isaacson (7 March 2024). "From Gymnast to Olympic Archer: Michaela Moshe's Incredible Journey to Paris 2024," JFeed.Amy Spiro (25 July 2024). "Israeli archer Mikaella Moshe finishes Olympic ranking round in 18th position," The Times of Israel. She came in 14th in the 2021 Irina Deleanu Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup, on 23 May 2021, competing for Maccabi Petach Tikva, and that same year she came in fifth in the 2021 Israeli Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships."From gymnast to archer: Michaela Moshe is aiming for the Olympics," Davar."Irina Deleanu Cup 2021 Results," Rhythmic Gymnastics News."Mikaella Moshe ISR Maccabi Petah Tikva Ribbon Irina Deleanu Cup," Dan Mares, 22 May 2021 (video).
Archery career Moshe started practicing archery in late 2022, less than two years prior to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Her world ranking in June 2023 was 597."Israeli pride: Debut of an Israeli archer at the Olympics," ice, 25 June 2024.
In February 2024, Moshe came in 8th in the 2024 European Indoor Archery Championships in Varaždin, Croatia. In May 2024, she came in 9th in the 2024 European Archery Championships in Essen, Germany.
As of July 2024, Moshe was ranked 38th in the world; her highest world rank was 34th, in May 2024."MIKAELLA MOSHE," World Archery."M. AMAISTROAIE vs M. MOSHE," EuroSport. She is coached by Richard Priestman, a British former Olympic medalist archer and current archery coach.George Priestman (25 July 2024). "Olympics 2024: How a man from Maghull became coach of the Israeli national team," Liverpool World. She trains in Israel for eight hours a day, six days a week, in temperatures during the summer months of between , and trains at the Wingate Institute.Oren Aharoni (18 June 2023). "Arrows to the target: Michaela Moshe aims for the Olympics, by any means," Israel HaYom. She competes for Maccabi Tel Aviv.Stan Ifergan (2 July 2024). "The artistic gymnast who became the first Israeli archer in the Olympics," Ynet.
2024 Paris Olympics Moshe represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's individual archery event in the gardens of Les Invalides, and at 20 years of age is the first female Israeli Olympic archer in Israel's history.Esi Mamman and Redad Jabara (25 July 2024). "With an Israeli record: Michaela Moshe finished in 18th place," One.Shiryn Ghermezian (25 July 2024). "Israeli Archer Sets New National Record at Paris Olympic Games," Algemeiner. On 25 July 2024, competing in the ranking round in the women's individual recurve archery competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, she scored 660 points and came in 18th place out of 64 competitors, shooting 72 arrows from a distance of 70 meters (230 feet).Nadav Zanzifar (25 July 2024). "Just before the archery competition: Michaela Moshe received threats on her life on social networks," Ynet. With that score, she set a new Israeli record, breaking the previous Israeli record of 642, which she had set in March 2024. She competed with torn ligaments in her shoulder, which she plans to have surgery on after the Paris Olympics.Essie Maman (25 July 2024). "After she surprised everyone: Who are Michaela Moshe?; With a shoulder injury, the Israeli archer set a new personal and national record with a great performance, all this after she started her career as a gymnast," One.
She competed in the individual competition in the first knockout round and lost to Mădălina Amăistroaie of Romania, coming in 33rd."Olympic archery at Invalides opens with a little history," Yahoo, 25 July 2024"Paris 2024: Michaela Moshe finished the qualifiers in 18th place," Sport5, 25 July 2024. Moshe competed in the Mixed team with Roy Dror, where they came in 18th with a score of 1345, two points shy of advancing to the competition round, and directly behind the Dutch team of Steve Wijler and Gabriela Schloesser who had won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics three years prior.""Olympic Archery Results, IMT Online.
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