Meital Maayan Sumkin (born 17 April 2009) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's the 2024 European Cup's junior ball and ribbon gold medalist.
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| Country represented |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | [Rishon Lezion] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2023-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hapoel Rishon Lezion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ayelet Zussman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Natalie Malka, Ira Maidnik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe was a member of the national junior group in 2023, competing at the European Championships in Baku where Meital, along Shelly Elguy, Elinor Gerts, Kseniya Kulyk, Yuval Schulman and Anat Shnaider, won gold in the All-Around and silver with 5 ball and 5 ropes.[2][3][4] In July the group won silver in the All-Around, behind Bulgaria, and won gold in the two event finals at the 2nd Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca.[5]
In 2024 she switched to the individual modality, taking part in the 1st Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Baku, winning gold in teams and with ball and ribon.[6][7][8] On 22 May she won team silver with Alona Tal Franco at the European Championships in Budapest.[9]
Routine music information
edit| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2024 | Hoop | |
| Ball | My Favourite Things by Kylie Cantrall | |
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | Comédie Tragédie by Merwan Rim |
References
edit- ^ "SUMKIN Meital Maayan - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Junior Groups All-Around" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
- ^ "Junior 5 Balls Final" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
- ^ "Junior 5 Ropes Final" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
- ^ "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
- ^ "Junior Teams" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "Junior Ball Final" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "European Gymnastics". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2024-05-23.