Summary
Alona Koshevatskiy (Hebrew: אלונה קושבצקי; born 8 October 1997) is an Israeli female rhythmic gymnast. She's a two-time (2014, 2016) European Group All-Around bronze medalist and the 2015 European Games Group All-Around silver medalist. She retired in 2016, after competing in the 2016 Olympic Games.
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| Full name | Alona Koshevatskiy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Petah Tikva, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Vigdorchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Junior edit
Alona competed as a part of Israeli Junior Group at the 2011 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus with 5 Ropes routine. They won bronze medal in Group All-Around and placed 5th in Apparatus Final. In 2012, she competed as an individual gymnast. She was a part of Israeli Junior Team which placed 7th in Team competition at the 2012 European Championships in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. She qualified to two Apparatus Finals, where she placed 8th with Clubs and 7th with Ribbon.
Senior edit
Koshevatskiy won a total of two bronze medals, while serving as the captain of the national squad, at the European Championships (2014 and 2016),[2] and eventually competed alongside her teammates Yuval Filo, Ekaterina Levina, Karina Lykhvar, and Ida Mayrin at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, finishing outside of medals in the Group All-Around Final with a sixth-place score of 34.549.[3][4][5] Koshevatskiy was also selected by the Israel Olympic Committee to carry the national flag at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Alona Koshevatskiy". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Sinai, Allon (20 June 2016). "Israel wins gold and silver at European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Holon". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Israel rhythmic gymnastics team misses out on medals in Rio". Times of Israel. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
External links edit
- Alona Koshevatskiy at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Alona Koshevatskiy at Olympedia
- Alona Koshevatskiy at Olympics.com
- Alona Koshevatskiy at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew) (English translation)
- Alona Koshevatskiy on Instagram
- Alona Koshevatskiy on Facebook
