| Natalie Raits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 22) Eilat, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Petah Tikva | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ira Vigdorchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Rahel Vigdozchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natalie Raits (Hebrew: נטלי רייץ, born 1 July 2002) is an Israeli group rhythmic gymnast.
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 in Romania.
In 2021 Raits came in second at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Uzbekistan.
Raits competed at the 2021 European Championships where she won a gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs and bronze medals in the 5 balls, group all-around and team competitions.
Raits represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, alongside Ofir Dayan, Yana Kramarenko, Yuliana Telegina and Karin Vexman. 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. Her favorite singer is Hanan ben-Ari.
References
- ^ "RAITS Natalie - FIG Athlete Profile". Federation Intenationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Olympedia – Natalie Raits". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "הוועד האולימפי | נטלי רייץ" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- "USA is competing in two international rhythmic events this weekend". USA Gymnastics. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Natalie Raits". olympics.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Israeli gymnast wins gold at European Championships, alongside 3 more medals". The Times of Israel. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Games of the XXXII Olympiad - Rhythmic Gymnasts by NOC". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- TOI staff (8 August 2021). "Rhythmic gymnastics team finish sixth, concluding best-ever Olympics for Israel". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
External links
- Natalie Raits at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Natalie Raits at Olympics.com
- Natalie Raits at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- Natalie Raits at Olympedia
- Natalie Raits at The-Sports.org
- Natalie Raits on Instagram