Veronika Vitenberg

Veronika Vitenberg (Hebrew: ורוניקה ויטנברג‎; born September 9, 1988 in Hrodna, Byelorussian SSR) is an Israeli Rhythmic Gymnast and Olympic Finalist.

"Vitenberg" redirects here. For a similar surname, see Vitenbergs.
Veronika Vitenberg
Veronika Vitenberg at the Olympic Village, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameVeronika Vitenberg
Alternative name(s)ורוניקה ויטנברג, Вероника Витенберг
Nickname(s)Nika
Country represented Israel
Former countries represented Belarus
Born (1988-09-09) September 9, 1988
Hrodna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
ResidenceTel-Aviv, Israel
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team2004-
Head coach(es)Ira Vigdorchik
ChoreographerAyelet Zussman
Veronika Vitenberg
Born (1988-09-09) September 9, 1988
Modeling information
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Hair colorLight brown
Eye colorBlue
Websitewww.vitenberg.com

Vitenberg made history when she won 6th place at the finals on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as a part of the Israeli National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team.[1]

Biography

Vitenberg is Jewish,[2] and was born in Grodno, Belarus. She started rhythmic gymnastics at age 6 in Belarus, after her school teacher encouraged her to enroll because of her high inborn flexibility. In her young teens at the age of 13, she immigrated to Israel.

As of 2008, listed as number 4 best gymnast in Israel.

Personal life

Vitenberg served in the Israel Defense Forces between 2007 and 2010, she received an "Athlete of Excellence" status, allowing her to continue her trainings. She went through recruit training in the Nitzanim base and then served full service in the HaKirya base in Tel-Aviv.

Since 2009 she began to study for a B.A. degree in Business Management at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.[3]

Achievements
  • 2004 Israel Championship (Individual) 2nd Place
  • 2006 European Championship (Team) in Russia 6th Place
  • 2007 European Championship (Team) in Italy 4th Place
  • 2007 World Championship (Team) in Greece 6th Place
  • 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China (Team) 6th Place
  • 2009 World Championship (Team) Japan 5th Place

References
  1. "Rhythmic gymnastics team ranks 6th". Ynetnews. June 20, 1995. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  3. Veronika Vitenberg on Facebook
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