Shahar Milfelder

Shahar Milfelder (Hebrew: שחר מילפלדר; born 17 September 1997) is an Israeli Paralympic medalist rower. She competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the PR2 mixed double sculls and won the bronze medal with her rowing partner Druze-Israeli Saleh Shahin.

Early life Milfelder grew up in Moshav Beit Yitzchak in Israel. At the 2019 World Rowing Cup III, they won a gold medal in the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls (FA). At the 2023 World Rowing Championships, they came in first in the PR2 Mixed Double Sculls Final B. At the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Switzerland, they won a silver medal in the PR2 Mixed Double Sculls and qualified for the 2024 Paralympics.

2024 Paris Paralympics; bronze medal They competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the PR2 mixed double sculls, and won the bronze medal, with a time of 8:31.85, 13 seconds behind gold medalist Great Britain. Milfelder, speaking of the families of the six newly confirmed dead hostages, said: "We had in mind to give pride to the country. I cried in the morning from the hard news, and now I cry from the good news, and send the biggest hug I can to the families of the abducted and to all the citizens of the State of Israel."