| Ekaterina Levina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ekaterina Levina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Kfar Saba, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kfar Saba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Vigdorchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ekaterina Levina (Hebrew : יקטרינה לבינה; born 1 February 1997) is an Israeli female rhythmic gymnast.
Levina has won a total of two bronze medals, as a member of the national squad, at the European Championships (2014 and 2016), [2] and eventually competed alongside her teammates Yuval Filo, Alona Koshevatskiy, 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]
Alexander "Alex" Shatilov is a USSR-born Israeli artistic gymnast. He specializes in the floor exercise, in which he won several medals at World and European Championships, reached the finals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, and competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2013, Shatilov won a gold medal at the European Championship in gymnastics in Moscow, Russia. He represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Anastasia Ilyinichna Bliznyuk is a Russian rhythmic gymnast and coach. She is a two-time Group All-around champion at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, silver medalist at the 2020 Olympics, world champion at the 2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, bronze medalist at the 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, and three-time European champion at the 2012, 2016 and 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. She is the third group rhythmic gymnast to win two gold medals in the Olympic Games after the late Natalia Lavrova and Yelena Posevina, and the only rhythmic gymnast to win three medals in the Olympic Games.
Katsiaryna Aliaksandraŭna Halkina is a retired Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 European all-around bronze medalist. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and finished 6th in the all-around final.
Dina Alekseyevna Averina is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was the 2020 Olympic All-around silver medalist, the only four-time World All-around Champion, the 2018 silver and 2021 European All-around bronze medalist and the 2016 Grand Prix Final All-around silver medalist. On a national level, she was the 2017, 2018 and 2022 Russian National All-around champion and the 2013 Russian Junior All-around bronze medalist. Her identical twin sister, Arina Averina, is also a competitive rhythmic gymnast.
Linoy Ashram is a retired Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic All-around Champion, the 2018 World All-around silver medalist, two-time World All-around bronze medalist, the 2020 European All-around champion, and the 2019 European Games All-around silver medalist. She is the third Israeli athlete and first Israeli woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport, and the first Israeli rhythmic gymnast to win an Olympic medal. She became the first rhythmic gymnast from outside a post-Soviet republic to win a gold medal at an Olympics where former Soviet states participated.
Rie Matsubara is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. Being World champion and 10-time Asian champion, she is widely considered to be the most successful Japanese rhythmic gymnast ever.
Nicol Zelikman is a former Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time medalist at the 2016 European Junior Championships.
Martina Centofanti is an Italian group rhythmic gymnast. A member of the national squad since 2015, Centofanti ascended to prominence on the international scene at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she and fellow rhythmic gymnasts Sofia Lodi, Camilla Patriarca, Marta Pagnini, and Alessia Maurelli attained a total score of 35.549 on the combination of hoops, ribbons, and clubs for the fourth spot in the final, slipping her team off the podium by nearly two tenths of a point.
Hanna Siarheyeuna Dudzenkova is a Belarusian female rhythmic gymnast. Dudzenkova won a silver medal as a member of the national squad at the 2016 European Championships in Holon, Israel, and eventually competed alongside her teammates Maria Kadobina, Maryia Katsiak, Valeriya Pischelina, and Arina Tsitsilina at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, finishing outside of medals in the group all-around final with a fifth-place score of 35.299.
Maryia Vasilyeuna Katsiak is a Belarusian female rhythmic gymnast. Katsiak won a silver medal as a member of the national squad at the 2016 European Championships in Holon, Israel, and eventually competed alongside her teammates Maria Kadobina, Hanna Dudzenkova, Valeriya Pischelina, and Arina Tsitsilina at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, finishing outside of medals in the group all-around final with a fifth-place score of 35.299.
Valeriya Iharauna Pischelina is a Belarusian female rhythmic gymnast. Pischelina won a silver medal as a member of the national squad at the 2016 European Championships in Holon, Israel, and eventually competed alongside her teammates Maria Kadobina, Hanna Dudzenkova, Maryia Katsiak, and Arina Tsitsilina at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, finishing outside of medals in the group all-around final with a fifth-place score of 35.299.
Arina Alexandrovna Tsitsilina is a Russian-born group rhythmic gymnast representing Belarus. She is a five-time World bronze medalist and the 2016 European champion in 5 ribbons. She also is the 2016 European group all-around silver medalist and the 2021 European team silver medalist. She represented Belarus at the 2016 and the 2020 Summer Olympics finishing fifth in the group all-around both times. She is the 2015 European Games 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops champion and the 2019 European Games group all-around and 3 hoops + 4 clubs champion.
Yuval Filo is an Israeli female rhythmic gymnast.
Alona Koshevatskiy is an Israeli female rhythmic gymnast. She's a two-time 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.
Karina Lykhvar is an Israeli female rhythmic gymnast.
Ida Mayrin is an Israeli female rhythmic gymnast.
Sakura Noshitani is a Japanese female rhythmic gymnast.
Alessia Maurelli is an Italian group rhythmic gymnast who captains it from 2016. She is a two-time Olympic Group All-around bronze medalist, a three-time World Group All-around silver medalist and five-time European Group All-around silver medalist.
Daria Atamanov is a retired Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 European all-around Champion, and the 2023 World Championship all-around bronze medalist. She is also the 2022 European Championship silver medalist in hoop, clubs, ribbon, and the team bronze medalist. On a national level, she is the 2022 & 2024 Israeli National all-around champion and a two-time Israeli Junior National all-around champion. Atamanov represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's rhythmic individual all-around and came in fifth in her first Olympics.
Ofir Shaham is a retired Israeli team world champion rhythmic gymnast. She won a 2022 European Championship gold medal in the group All-Around, and a 2022 World Championships silver medal in the same category. The following year at the 2023 World Championships, she won two team gold medals, one in the Group All-Around and one in the 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls. Shaham represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's rhythmic team all-around, in which Team Israel won the silver medal.
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