Evelin Naptal

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Evelin Naptal
Country representedFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Born (2003-12-16) 16 December 2003 (age 20)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2020-
ClubVK Noorus
Head coach(es)Natalja Bestsastnaja, Irina Stadnik
Medal record
Representing Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Rhythmic gymnastics
Event1st2nd3rd
Grand Prix Series 013
European Championships 001
Total014
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Kyiv 5 Balls

Evelin Naptal (born 16 December 2003) is an Estonian rhythmic gymnast. [1] She won bronze with 5 balls at the 2020 European Championships.

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Personal life

Naptal took up rhythmic gymnastics at age four, [2] her idols are Margarita Mamun, Anastasia Salos and Sofia Raffaeli. [3] She studied at the Audentes International School in Tallinn, [2] her hobbies outside the gym include reading, playing the guitar, painting. [3]

Career

Evelin integrated the Estonian national group in 2020. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but she competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv, where she and her teammates Laurabell Kabrits, Arina Okamanchuk, Carmely Reiska and Alina Vesselova made history by winning Estonia's first European medal: bronze in the 5 balls final, behind Ukraine and Israel. [4] [5]

In 2021 Naptal took part in the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. The Estonian group made of Evelin, Laurabell Kabrits, Arina Okamanchuk, Carmely Reiska, Alina Vesselova finished 13th in the All-Around and both the routines. [6] [7]

She was selected for the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, the group finished 15th in the All-Around, 18th with 5 hoops and 9th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls. [8] In September she participated in the World Championships in Sofia, where she along with teammates Adelina Beljajeva, Mirtel Korbelainen, Kiara Oja, Arina Okamanchuk, Alina Vesselova was 20th in the All-Around, 15th with 5 hoops and 18th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls. [9]

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References

  1. "NAPTAL Evelin - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. 1 2 audentes. "Evelin Naptal: pronks iluvõimlemise EM-il ja peaaegu maksimumskoor tunnistusel" (in Estonian). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. 1 2 "Koondised – Eesti Võimlemisliit/Estonian Gymnastics Federation" (in Estonian). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. "Eesti rühmkava koondis võitis iluvõimlemise EM-il pronksmedali – Eesti Võimlemisliit/Estonian Gymnastics Federation" (in Estonian). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. "2020 European Championships 5 balls" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
  6. "2021 World Championships result book" (PDF). longinestiming.
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  8. "2022 European Championships Groups All-Around" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
  9. "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.