Rahel "Raheli" Faiga-Vigdorchik (or Vigdozchik, he, רחלי ויגדורצ'יק; born May 1, 1989) is an Israeli 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 co ...
and a coach of the Israel women's national team.
Biography
Rahel Vigdorchik was born in
Holon,
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 ...
. Her mother Ira Vigdorchik is well-known as the head coach of the Israel women's rhythmic gymnast national team.
She and her teammates placed 6th in the finals on behalf of
Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This was Israel's fourteenth participation in the Summer Olympics.
Israel sent 43 athletes to compete in Beijing, the largest Israeli delegation in Olympic history, with the previous ...
in
Beijing
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as a part of the
Israeli National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team.
She and her Israeli teammates placed 5th in the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in both Hoops and All-Around in
Mie, Japan
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to ...
.
References
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Israeli rhythmic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts of Israel
Living people
1989 births
Sportspeople from Holon
Jewish gymnasts
Israeli Jews