Adar Friedmann (Hebrew: הדר פרידמן; born 18 July 2006) is a retired Israeli rhythmic gymnast.[1] She won gold in the group All-Around at the 2022 European Championship and the silver medal in the same category at the 2022 World Championships. She represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's rhythmic team all-around, in which Team Israel won the silver medal.
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| Country represented |  Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 2006 Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022-2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maccabi Makefet Petah Tikva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ayelet Zussman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Natasha Asmolov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editFriedmann was born in Israel to parents who made Aliyah from Romania in 2001.[2][3] She took up gymnastics at age seven, and said that: "personally, I have always loved gymnastics. Not everyone can reach a high level, it's very special". Her idol is Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram.[4]
Rhythmic gymnastics career
edit2022
editIn 2022 Friedmann was named part of Israel's new national group, training for most of the day, which is more than 10 hours, thinking that they have to go to training and work harder than yesterday.[4] They debuted at the World Cup in Athens, winning gold in 5 hoops and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[5] Then Baku, where they got the bronze medal in the All-Around and 5 hoops.[6] Pamplona (All-Around silver),[7] Portimão (All-Around gold)[8] and Cluj-Napoca (All-Around and 5 hoops silver).[9]
In June she participated in the European Championships in Tel Aviv, where the group won the All-Around and got the silver medal with 5 hoops as well as the bronze medal in the senior team category along with teammates Shani Bakanov, Amit Hedvat, Romi Paritzki, Ofir Shaham, Diana Svertsov and the individuals Daria Atamanov and Adi Asya Katz.[10]
In September Shani took part in the World Championships in Sofia along Shani Bakanov, Romi Paritzki, Ofir Shaham and Diana Svertsov, winning two silver medals in the All-Around and the 5 hoops' final.[11] Despite being among the favourites for a team medal, Israel couldn't take part in the competition because Atamanov broke her foot the day before the competition started and, as replacements had to be announced at least 24 hours before competition, leaving the country with only Katz as individual.[12]
2023
editIn 2023 at the first World Cup of the season in Athens the group won gold in the All-Around and with 5 hoops as well as silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[13] In Sofia they won silver in the All-Around and with 5 hoops.[14]
2024 Paris Olympics silver medal
editShe represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's rhythmic team all-around, in which Team Israel won the silver medal.[15]
References
edit- ^ "FRIEDMANN Adar - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Gimnasta din Israel cu părinți români, pe culmile gloriei la Paris: „Cel mai frumos lucru care ni s-a întâmplat în această viață!"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 2024-08-11.
- ^ Gurvis, Jacob (4 October 2023). "JTA's 36 Jewish student athletes to watch this year".
- ^ a b "מגזין - המתעמלת האומנותית רגע לפני האליפות: "בתחרויות בחו"ל הרגשנו כמה חסר לנו הקהל התומך, החם והישראלי"". פרוגי (in Hebrew). 2022-06-09. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Athens 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pamplona 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique". www.gymnastics.sport. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "39th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". gym.longinestiming.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ Michaelis, Lee (September 14, 2022). "European champion Darya Atamanov withdrew from the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships due to injury". Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Athens 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ Nadav Zenziper (August 10, 2024). "Lucky seven: Israeli rhythmic gymnastics team wins silver at Paris Olympics all-around final," Ynet.
External links
edit- Adar Friedmann at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Adar Friedmann at The-Sports.org
- Adar Friedmann on Instagram