| Sara Kragulj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sara Kragulj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1996 Ljubljana, Slovenia [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2011–2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Moste | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Športno Društvo GIB [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Olga Mancevič | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Ana Kokalj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara Kragulj (born 26 October 1996) is a Slovenian rhythmic gymnast. [3] [4] [5]
Sara was part of junior team together with Katja Bogdanič and Emina Haračič, that represented Slovenia at the 2010 Junior European Championships in Bremen, Germany and finished on 19th place. She was the most successful in the team, competing with ball and hoop, with which she placed 11th in Qualifications.
In 2012, she won her first All-around medal at National Championships - silver and also won two silver in Clubs and Ribbon finals and two bronze in Hoop and Ball.
She represented her country at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, where she placed 9th All-Around Final. [6] She competed at the 2013 European Championships - and ended on 28th place All-Around, 48th with Hoop (14.516), 27th with Ball (15.666), 45th with Clubs (14.000) and 42nd with Ribbon (14.433) - and at the 2015 European Championships - and ended on 19th place in Team competition (together with Špela Kratochwill and Monija Čebašek), 40th with Hoop (14.800), 34th with Ball (15.700) and 46th with Clubs (14.533).
In 2016, she switched to rhythmic group gymnastics. Together with Maša Bizjak, Kaja Purić, Zoja Marija Ivančič and Zala Dornig she competed at the 2016 European Championships and placed 14th in Group All-around. Next year, they took part in the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy and finished on 24th place in Group All-around. This was the first time Slovenia took part in group competition after so many years.
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2015 | Hoop | The Power of Love by Celine Dion |
| Ball | Sviridov: Romance From Musical Illustration by Large Symphony Orchestra | |
| Clubs | Emigrante by Tanghetto | |
| Ribbon | ||
| 2013 | Hoop | |
| Ball | Sviridov: Romance From Musical Illustration by Large Symphony Orchestra | |
| Clubs | Stars Align by Lindsey Stirling | |
| Ribbon | Les Deux Quitares by Charles Aznavour | |
In 2021, Sara graduated in physical education at the Faculty of Sports in Ljubljana. After finishing her gymnastics career, she started coaching rhythmic gymnastics in sports club KRG TiM, owned by former rhythmic gymnast Mojca Rode. Among the others she was a coach of Nastja Podvratnik, who took part in the 2021 Summer World University Games, which were held in Chengdu in 2023.
