Isabelle Connor (born July 22, 2000) is an American group

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who represented the

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. She was the first student at the

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to compete at the Olympics.

Personal life

Connor was born on July 22, 2000, and her hometown is

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. She began

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when she was two years old, and she switched to rhythmic gymnastics when she was ten at the suggestion of her coaches. In 2017, she moved to

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to train with the U.S. national rhythmic gymnastics group. She was a student at

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, but she finished her senior year in homeschool after moving. She is currently a student at the

studying astronomy and astrophysics. She speaks both English and Russian.

Career

Connor began her career as an individual rhythmic gymnast, but she switched to group rhythmic gymnastics and joined the U.S. National Team in 2018. She competed at the 2018 World Championships in

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where the American group finished fourteenth in the all-around. At the 2018 Pan American Championships, Connor and the U.S. team won the silver medal in both the group all-around and the 3 balls + 2

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event final. Connor competed at the

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and helped the American team win the silver medal in the group all-around and in the 5 balls event final. Then at the 2019 World Championships in

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, the American group finished tenth. At the 2021 Pan American Championships in

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, Connor and the American group won the bronze medals in the all-around, and in both the 5 balls and the 3

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+ 4

clubs Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...

event finals. The United States qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games after Japan's host spot was reallocated because of their 2019 World Championship top-ten finish. Connor was selected to represent the

alongside

Camilla Feeley Camilla Feeley (born November 14, 1999) is an American individual and Olympic group rhythmic gymnast. She won a total of four medals at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. In 2016, she won two gold medals and three silver medals at t ...

Lili Mizuno Lili Mizuno (born February 4, 2001) is an American rhythmic gymnast. She is the Pan American Championships 2021 Group All-around bronze medalist and 2017 All-around silver medalist. She competed in the group all-around at the 2020 Summer Olympics ...

Nicole Sladkov Nicole Sladkov (born November 2, 1999) is an American group rhythmic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career Sladkov began rhythmic gymnastics because her mother is a coach. She competed as a junior at the ...

, and

Elizaveta Pletneva Elizaveta Pletneva (born January 21, 2002) is a Russian-born American group rhythmic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Personal life Pletneva and her family moved to the United States when she was three yea ...

. She was the first

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student to compete at the Olympic Games. They finished eleventh in the qualification round for the group all-around.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Connor, Isabelle Living people 2000 births American rhythmic gymnasts Sportspeople from Manhattan Beach, California Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for the United States 21st-century American women Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships Gymnasts at the 2019 Pan American Games Gymnasts at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in gymnastics