Or Tokayev, also known as Svetlana Tokayev, Svetlana Or Tokaev, and Or Tokaev, ( he, אור טוקייב; russian: Светлана Токаев; born November 9, 1979) is an Israeli former Olympic
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
She was born in Russia.
She immigrated to Israel when she was 14 years old, in 1991.
Rhythmic Gymnastics career
Her sports club was Sport Laam.
In 1994, she came in 10th in the
European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
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in Team Rhythmic Gymnastics.
She came in 14th in the
1999 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 1999 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan
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.
She competed for
Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 39 competitors, 29 men and 10 women, took part in 43 events in 9 sports. The delegation of 39 athletes was the biggest at the time, and third-biggest in history, after 2008 with ...
in
Sydney, Australia
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, when she was 20 was years old in Rhythmic Gymnastics—Women's Individual, and came in 14th.
At the time that she competed in the Olympics, she was 5-6 (168 cm) tall and weighed 117 lbs (53 kg).
References
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Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Living people
1979 births
Israeli rhythmic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts of Israel
Russian emigrants to Israel