Daniela Oleksandrivna Batrona (Ukrainian: Даніела Олександрівна Батрона, born 5 September 2006) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2020 Junior European Championships.
| Daniela Batrona Даніела Батрона | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniela Oleksandrivna Batrona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 5, 2006 Zdolbuniv, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Rivne, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018–present (UKR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rivne CYSS No. 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editBatrona was born in Zdolbuniv, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine on 5 September 2006.
Gymnastics career
edit2020–21
editBatrona competed at the Ukrainian Youth Championships where she finished first in the all-around and posted top-3 scores on all apparatuses.[1] She was selected to represent Ukraine at the 2020 European Championships. While there she helped Ukraine finish second as a team behind Romania and individually she won bronze in the all-around behind Romanian gymnasts Ana Bărbosu and Maria Ceplinschi.[2]
In May 2021 Batrona competed at the Ukraine International Cup where she helped her team finish second behind France. Individually she placed third in the all-around, second on vault, and first on uneven bars.[3]
2022
editBatrona turned senior in 2022. She made her senior international debut at the Cottbus World Cup in February. On the first day of qualifications Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Batrona's home country of Ukraine. Despite news of the war she won gold on balance beam and placed fourth on the uneven bars.[4] Batrona next competed at the Doha World Cup where she qualified to the uneven bars and floor exercise finals. During the uneven bars final she placed third behind Russian athletes Viktoria Listunova and Maria Minaeva. The next day she won silver on floor exercise behind Minaeva.[5] At the Cairo World Cup Batrona qualified to the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise finals. She won bronze on balance beam and placed fourth on the other two apparatuses.[6] Batrona finished the World Cup circuit competing at the Baku World Cup. She finished third on balance beam behind Sarah Voss and Lorette Charpy.[7]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2018 | Gym Festival Trnava | 8 | |||||
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| 2021 | Ukraine International Cup | |
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| 2022 | Cottbus World Cup | 4 | |
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| Cairo World Cup | 4 | |
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| Baku World Cup | |
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References
edit- ^ "2020 Ukrainian Youth Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Надія України! Юна гімнастка зі Здолбунова відзначилася на чемпіонаті Європи (ФОТО)" [Hope of Ukraine! Young gymnast from Zdolbunov excelled at European Championship (PHOTOS)]. RadioTrek. December 22, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Ukraine International Cup Results". The Gymternet. May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Two titles for Ukrainian gymnasts as Cottbus kicks off World Cup season". International Gymnastics Federation. February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Illia Kovtun wins gold, silver and bronze at the World Cup in Doha". International Gymnastics Federation. March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Armenia and Ukraine win double gold at World Cup of Cairo". International Gymnast. March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Kovtun's fourth consecutive title leads Ukraine to distinction at Baku World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. April 4, 2022.