Irina Kikkas

Irina Kikkas
Country represented  Estonia
Born (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984
Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Club Spordiklubi Velar (EST)
Head coach(es) Larissa Gorbunova
Choreographer Vera Bondarenko

Irina Kikkas (born July 22, 1984 in Tallinn) is an Estonian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represented Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for her nation's official debut in the rhythmic individual all-around competition. Kikkas placed twentieth in the qualifying round of the competition, with a total score of 62.775; therefore, she did not advance into the final round.[2] Since 2009 she started her couch career by opening her own club named “Irina Kikkas Gymnastic Club”.[3]

Education

1992 - 2000 Tallinn Õismäe general gymnasium. 2000 - 2003 Tallinn Õismäe Russian Lyceum (gold medal); 2003 - 2006 Tallinn University - Bachelor - specialty: choreography. 2006 - ... Tallinn University - Master - specialty: choreographer.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Irina Kikkas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Qualification". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Irina Kikkase Võimlemisklubi". Irina Kikkase. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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