Bar Shapochnikov (Hebrew: שפוצ'ניקוב בר, born June 12, 1999, in Israel) is an Israeli individual and group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 European Group All-around champion.
Bar Shapochnikov | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Shapo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Israel | June 12, 1999||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior international elite | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2017-present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Ira Vigdorchik[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Rahel Vigdorchik | ||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Rahel Vigdorchik | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSenior
editIn 2017, she became senior and joined Israeli senior group. She made her World Championship debut at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she placed 15th in Group All-around. Her second World Championships participation was in 2019 in Baku, where she and her teammates placed 6th in Group All-around, 4th in 5 Balls final and 6th in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs. In November 2020, they won gold medal at the 2020 European Championships in Group All-around and silver in Team competition.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Bar Shapochnikov/Coach". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Israeli team takes home gold at rhythmic gymnastics European Championships". 28 November 2020.
External links
edit- Bar Shapochnikov at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Bar Shapochnikov at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- Bar Shapochnikov on Instagram