Natalie Raits ( he, נטלי רייץ, born 1 July 2002) is an

Israeli Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli ...

group

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 ...

Early life

Raits was born in Israel. She began training in gymnastics at age 4.

Career

Her head coach is Ira Vigdorchik. In 2016 Raits came in second in the all-around juniors competition at the International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Corbeil-Essonnes, France. Raits competed at the 2018 World Championships, where team Israel finished in 15th in the group all-around. She competed at 2019 World Championships, where team Israel finished in sixth in the group all-around. In 2019 Raits came in first place at the

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup is a competition for rhythmic gymnastics sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the few tournaments in rhythmic gymnastics officially organized by FIG, as well as the W ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. In 2021 Raits came in second at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

. Raits competed at the 2021 European Championships where she won a gold medal in the 3 hoops + 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 ...

and bronze medals in the 5

ball A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used f ...

s, group all-around and team competitions. Raits represented

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

, alongside

Ofir Dayan Ofir Dayan ( he, אופיר דיין, born 12 March 2000) is an Israeli group rhythmic gymnast. She will represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career Dayan competed at the 2015 Junior European Championships where she won bronze in the gr ...

Yana Kramarenko Yana Kramarenko ( he, יאנה קרמרנקו, born June 11, 2002 in Israel) is an Israeli individual and group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 European Group All-around champion. Career Junior Yana was a member of junior team that represente ...

Yuliana Telegina Yuliana Telegina ( he, יוליאנה טלגינה, born March 22, 2002 in Russia) is an Israeli individual and group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 European Group All-around champion. Career Junior Yuliana was a member of junior team that ...

and

Karin Vexman Karin Vexman ( he, קארין וקסמן, born December 16, 2001 in Israel) is an Israeli individual and group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 European Group All-around champion. Career In 2018, she joined Israeli senior group. They placed 6t ...

. The team finished in sixth place. Raits retired after the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Raits has said her sport role model is

Usain Bolt Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay. An eight- ...

. Her favorite singer is Hanan ben-Ari.

References

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* 2002 births Living people Israeli rhythmic gymnasts Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships People from Eilat Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Israel {{Israel-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub