| Natalie Raits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | 
Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 2002 Eilat, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Petah Tikva | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ira Vigdorchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Rahel Vigdozchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natalie Raits ( Hebrew: נטלי רייץ, born 1 July 2002) is an Israeli group rhythmic gymnast. [1] [2]
Early life
Raits was born in Israel. [1] She began training in gymnastics at age 4. [1]
Career
Her head coach is Ira Vigdorchik. [3]
In 2016 Raits came in second in the all-around juniors competition at the International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Corbeil-Essonnes, France. [4]
Raits competed at the 2018 World Championships, where team Israel finished in 15th in the group all-around. She competed at 2019 World Championships, where team Israel finished in sixth in the group all-around. [5]
In 2019 Raits came in first place at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Romania. [3]
In 2021 Raits came in second at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Uzbekistan. [3]
Raits competed at the 2021 European Championships where she won a gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs and bronze medals in the 5 balls, group all-around and team competitions. [6]
Raits represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, alongside Ofir Dayan, Yana Kramarenko, Yuliana Telegina and Karin Vexman. [7] The team finished in sixth place. [2] [5] [8]
Raits retired after the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1]
Personal life
Raits has said her sport role model is Usain Bolt. [3] Her favorite singer is Hanan ben-Ari. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d "RAITS Natalie - FIG Athlete Profile". Federation Intenationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ a b "Olympedia – Natalie Raits". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ a b c d e "הוועד האולימפי | נטלי רייץ" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "USA is competing in two international rhythmic events this weekend". USA Gymnastics. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ a b "Natalie Raits". olympics.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Israeli gymnast wins gold at European Championships, alongside 3 more medals". The Times of Israel. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Games of the XXXII Olympiad - Rhythmic Gymnasts by NOC". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ TOI staff (8 August 2021). "Rhythmic gymnastics team finish sixth, concluding best-ever Olympics for Israel". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
External links
- Natalie Raits at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Natalie Raits at Olympics.com
- Natalie Raits at Olympedia
- Natalie Raits at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew)
- Natalie Raits at The-Sports.org
- Natalie Raits on Instagram
