Eliza Banchuk (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: אלייזה בנצ'וק; born 28 June 2007) is an Israeli

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

. She is part of the group that won the

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

with 5 hoops at the

2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships The 2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships was the 39th edition of the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, it took place on 17–21 May 2023 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Participating countries * * ...

, as well as the gold medal in Group All-Around at the

2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships The 2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships had been held in Valencia, Spain at the Feria Valencia. The championships is a qualification event for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The 14 highest-ranked individuals from the all-around co ...

. She will represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the Women's rhythmic team all-around on August 9-10, 2024.

Early and personal life

Banchuk was born in Israel, and is Jewish. She lives in

Rishon Lezion Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan ar ...

, and speaks Hebrew and English.

Rhythmic gymnastics career

Banchuk's club is Hapoel Rishon LeZion. Her coach is

Ayelet Zussman Ayelet Zussman (Hebrew: איילת זוסמן‎, born 1979) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnastics coach and formerly a gymnast, she was champion of Israel in 1994. Career Ayelet took her first steps in the world of rhythmic gymnastics when she was ...

, who is the Israeli national coach.

Junior; Junior European Championship bronze

In 2021 Banchuk was part of the junior group along with

Shani Bakanov Shani Bakanov (Hebrew: שני בקאנוב; born 27 February 2006) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast. She won gold in the group All-Around at the 2022 European Championship and silver in the same category at the 2022 World Championships. Career ...

, Alona Hillel, Emili Malka, and Simona Rudnik, that won the

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

in the All-Around and with 5 ribbons at the European Junior Championships in Varna.

Senior; World Championship gold medals

In 2023 Banchuk was included in the senior group roster, debuting at the first World Cup of the season in Athens, Greece, where the group won the

in the All-Around and with 5 hoops, as well as the

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

with 3 ribbons + 2 balls. In Sofia, Bulgaria, they won silver in the All-Around and with 5 hoops. In April she, with the group, won silver in the All-Around and gold in both event finals in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

. At the

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

in May in

, Azerbaijan, she won gold with 5 hoops, silver in the All-Around and with 3 ribbons and 2 balls, and bronze in teams along the rest of group and individuals

Adi Asya Katz Adi Asia Katz ( he, עדי כץ; born 31 March 2004) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 European bronze medallist in Ribbon, and Team Bronze medallist. As a Junior, She was the 2019 Junior World silver medalist with Ribbon and bron ...

and

Daniela Munits Daniela Munits (born 9 December 2007) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 European junior ribbon champion. Personal life Her twin Michelle is also a gymnast and won gold with ball at the European Championships in 2022. Career Mu ...

. At the

in August in Valencia, Spain, Banchuk won gold medals in the group All-Around and with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. The Israeli team had prepared for the World Championship with ten-hour practice days, seven days a week. Banchuk will represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the Women's rhythmic team all-around on August 9-10, 2024.

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