Alva Svennbeck

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Alva Svennbeck
Born (2000-10-11) October 11, 2000 (age 24)
Borje, Sweden
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(2019-)
ClubGF Uppsalaflickorna
Head coach(es)Katarina Jonsson Soderberg
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Alva Svennbeck (born 11 October 2000) is a Swedish former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was a four-time Swedish national champion and now works as a coach and engineer.

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Personal life

Svennbeck has two younger brothers, twins, who also train in gymnastics. [1] She studied civil engineering at Hermods AB  [ sv ] and graduated in 2023. [2] [3]

In 2021, she won the Uppsala Municipality Elite Sports Scholarship, [1] and in 2022, she won the Eva Hedberg scholarship of SEK 10,400 for artistic sports, named for the first Swedish rhythmic gymnastics champion. [4] She began artistic gymnastics at five years old and switched to rhythmic at age 10 as she liked that it allowed her more room to express herself. [5]

Career

Svennbeck was known for her artistry as a gymnast. [5] [6] She was featured as an example in International Gymnastics Federation judge training. [6]

In 2017, she won bronze at the senior Swedish championships. The next year, she won silver in the all-around at the Swedish championships and won three of the four medal in the apparatus finals. [7]

She debuted internationally at the 2019 World Cup in Sofia, where she was 66th in the all-around. [8] She won her first Swedish title. [1] Svennbeck was later selected for the World Championships in Baku along with teammates Cassandra Pettersson and Meja Engdahl. Together, they ranked 39th in the team competition. Svennbeck took the 104th place in the all-around, with her best result being 85th with ball. [9] [10]

The next year, Svennbeck earned a bronze in the team competition at the 2020 Nordic Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kristianstad in March. [11] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she began working at a preschool but found it difficult to balance the work with her training. She spoke with a sports psychologist and lowered the number of hours she worked. Svennbeck also noted that when competitions began again, she was not mentally prepared to compete, in part because she had improved during the break in competitions and was more eager to perform. She also spoke about this with a sports psychologist. [6]

She defended her Swedish title in 2021 and won all the apparatus finals except clubs. [6]

In 2022, she won all the gold medals at the Swedish championships in May. [6] Later that month, she competed at the World Cup in Pamplona, ending ranked 29th in the all-around. [12] A month later, she represented Sweden with her teammates Emma Goeransson and Elina Sheremey at the European Championships in Tel Aviv. She was 56th in the all-around. [13] In September, she participated in the World Championships in Sofia, where she was 62nd in the all-around. [14] [15]

In 2023, she won her fourth consecutive all-around title at the Swedish championships. [3] She competed at the World Cup in Portimão, where she placed 40th. At the European Championships, she placed 61st. [1] At the World Championships, she was the only competitor from Sweden. [16] She placed 69th in the qualifying round. [1]

Svennbeck retired afterward because she found it difficult to both work to support herself and train. She did not have enough time to train to be at the level she wanted, which demotivated her. Svennbeck did not receive any significant sponsorships or financial support from the Swedish Olympic Committee. She said that she hoped that the sport would grow in the future and provide gymnasts with more opportunities for financial support. [16]

Post-gymnastics career

Svennbeck had wanted to become a coach years before her retirement. [1] After completing her competitive career, she began training children. She has also worked as an engineer. [16]

Routine music information

YearApparatusMusic Title
2022HoopGiratina by Dimatik, Monik & Carroch
BallMhm Mhm by Manuel Riva & Eneli
ClubsAwoo by Sofi Tukker
RibbonDance For Me Wallis by Abel Korzeniowski
2019Hoop Elastics Hearts by Sia
Ball Private Investigations by Dire Straits
ClubsRiver by Bishop Briggs
RibbonBloodstream by Tokio Myers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Martinsson, Matilda (4 February 2022). "Alva har tre raka SM-guld – men drömmer om något helt annat: "Vill ge barn självförtroende"" [Swedish champion's dream: "Want to give children confidence"]. www.unt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "SVENNBECK Alva - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 Gustafsson, Mathilda (10 June 2023). "Efter mardrömsterminen – trippel glädje för stjärnan" [Swedish champion ready for her third World Cup]. www.unt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Congratulations Alva Svennbeck, 2022 winner of Svexa's Eva Hedberg scholarship for artistic sports - Svexa". svexa.com. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Gymnastik: Alva Svennbeck vill bli artisten alla minns: "Ska vara roligast att kolla på"" [Alva Svennbeck wants to be the artist everyone remembers: “Should be the most fun to watch”]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Porträtt: Alva Svennbeck, landslaget i rytmisk gymnastik" [Portrait: Alva Svennbeck, national team in rhythmic gymnastics]. Svenska Gymnastik (in Swedish). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Rutegård, Mathias (24 May 2019). "Efter VM-biljetten: "Jag bara skrek rätt ut"" [After the World Cup ticket: "I just screamed"]. www.unt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia Gymnastics 2019 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2019 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "2019 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). Longines Timing. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "2020 Nordic Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Results" (PDF). gymdanmark.dk. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pamplona 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2022 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2022 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). Longines Timing. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 "Alva var bäst i Sverige - tvingades sluta av ekonomiska skäl" [Alva was the best in Sweden – forced to quit for economic reasons]. www.tv4.se (in Swedish). 7 February 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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