Linoy Ashram

Linoy Ashram
Ashram in 2018
Personal information
Country represented Israel
Born (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 25)
Rishon LeZion, Israel[1]
ResidenceRishon Lezion, Israel[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite International
Years on national team2014–2022
ClubHapoel Rishon LeZion[1]
Head coach(es)Ayelet Zussman[2][3]
ChoreographerAyelet Zussman
Eponymous skills"The Ashram" — back-bend turn on floor with help
Retired4 April 2022
World ranking7 WC 5 WCC[4] (2019)
1 WC[5] 2 WCC[6] (2018)
8 WC 19 WCC (2017)[7]
13 (2016)[8]
Last updated on: 4 August 2021.

Linoy Ashram (Hebrew: לינוי אשרם; born (1999-05-13)13 May 1999) is a retired Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic All-around Champion, the 2018 World All-around silver medalist, two-time (2017, 2019) World All-around bronze medalist, the 2020 European All-around champion, and the 2019 European Games All-around silver medalist. She is the third Israeli athlete and first Israeli woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport, and the first Israeli rhythmic gymnast to win an Olympic medal. She became the first rhythmic gymnast from outside a post-Soviet republic to win a gold medal at an Olympics where former Soviet states participated.

Ashram announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics at a press conference in Tel Aviv on 4 April 2022.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rhythmic Gymnastics ASHRAM Linoy". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ ""Interview of the week" with Rhythmic Gymnastics coach Ayelet Zussman". Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "איילת זוסמן, המאמנת של לינוי אשרם: "היא היתה בת 10 עם ברק בעיניים. התאהבתי בה"". Ynet. 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics World Ranking 2019 Individual Competitions". fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics World Ranking 2018 Individual Competitions" (PDF). fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge Ranking 2018 Individual Competitions" (PDF). fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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  9. ^ "Olympic gold medalist Linoy Ashram announces retirement: 'I achieved my dream' | The Times of Israel". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.