Daniela Munits

{{Short description|Israeli rhythmic gymnast (born 2007)}}

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Daniela Munits

| image = Daniela Munits 2024 Sofia World Cup Clubs QF 0.jpg

| country = {{ISR}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|12|09}}

| discipline = RG

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{ISR}} }}

{{MedalSport | Rhythmic Gymnastics}}

{{MedalCount

| FIG World Cup |1|0|0

| Junior European Championships | 2|0|0

| European Championships | 1|0|4

| European Cup|0|0|1

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}}

{{MedalCompetition| European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Budapest|Clubs}}

{{MedalBronze|2023 Baku|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Budapest|Ball}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Budapest|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2025 Tallinn|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition | Junior European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Tel Aviv|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Tel Aviv|Ribbon}}

{{MedalCompetition| European Cup}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Baku|Ball}}

| show-medals = yes

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| club = Maccabi Makefet Petah Tikva

| natlteam = 2021–present

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| birth_place = Israel,

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| caption = Munits in 2024

| native_name = דניאלה מוניטס

| native_name_lang = he

}}

Daniela Munits ({{Langx|he|דניאלה מוניץ}}; born 9 December 2007) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast.{{Cite web |title=MUNITS Daniela - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=80187 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}} She is the 2024 European clubs champion and the 2022 European junior ribbon champion.{{Cite web |title=Europei 2022 Ritmica Tel Aviv Risultati finali: le medaglie dell'Italia – Ravengami |date=19 June 2022 |url=https://www.ravengami.it/2022/06/19/europei-2022-ritmica-tel-aviv-risultati-finali-le-medaglie-dellitalia/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |language=it-IT}}

Personal life

She has a twin sister Michelle, who is also a gymnast and won gold with ball at the European Championships in 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=מדליית זהב לאחיות מוניץ באליפות אירופה לנערות |url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/412914.html |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=ONE - מספר אחת בספורט}}

Career

=Junior=

Munits competed at the 2021 Irina Deleanu Cup, finishing 15th in the all-around and with hoop, 11th with ball, 19th with clubs and 20th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=2021 Irina Deleanu Cup Juniors |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21irinadeleanu_jraa.pdf |website=usagym }}

At the International tournament in Sofia, she was 31st in the all-around, 17th with hoop, and 5th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=2022 Sofia IT Junior Finals |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/r_22sofia_jrevents.pdf |website=spanishrg.tripod.com }}{{Cite web |title=2022 Sofia IT Junior Qualification |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/r_22sofia_jreventqual.pdf |website=usagym }}{{Cite web |title=2022 IT Sofia Junior All-Around |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/r_22sofia_jraa.pdf |website=usagym }} In June she competed with ribbon at the European Championships in Tel Aviv alongside her twin Michelle Munits, Alona Tal Franco, Lian Rona, the senior group and the senior individuals Daria Atamanov and Adi Asya Katz. There she won gold in teams and in the ribbon apparatus final.{{Cite web |title=2022 European Championships Result Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/38TH%20EUROPEAN%20RHYTHMIC%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20Tel%20Aviv%20Media.pdf |website=europeangymnastics }} On November 26 she took part in the second edition of the international gala Viravolta-Jael in Santiago de Compostela.{{Cite web |title=Participación del TeamESP en la Gala Viravolta Jael 2022 |url=https://rfegimnasia.es/noticia/Url/participacion-del-teamesp-en-la-gala-viravolta-jael-2022 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=rfegimnasia.es |language=en}}

=Senior=

In May 2023 she was part of the Israeli team that won bronze at the European Championships in Baku, along with Adi Asya Katz and the senior group.{{Cite web |title=2023 Team Results |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20TeamRankingRg_1.pdf |website=europeangymnastics }}

On March 24, 2024, she won gold with ball at the World Cup in Athens, which was her first World Cup medal.{{Cite web |last=Rainews |first=Redazione di |date=2024-03-24 |title=Ginnastica ritmica, World Cup ad Atene. un oro e due argenti nelle finali di specialità |url=https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2024/03/ginnastica-ritmica-world-cup-a-baku-sofia-raffaeli-vince-medaglia-argento-al-cerchio-6bd490ab-f2db-47db-a397-3471679f0059.html |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=RaiNews |language=it}} She competed at the Milan World Cup, where she took 20th place in all-around and did not advance into any apparatus finals.

On 4-6 April, she competed at 2025 World Cup Sofia and took 18th place in the all-around and did not advance into apparatus finals. In May, she competed at the 2025 European Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan and finished 6th in ball. In Cross battle part of competition, she beat Dara Malinova in 1st round with hoop and was then beaten by Taisiia Onofriichuk with ball.{{Cite web |title=European Cup 2025 Results Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/European%20Cup%202025%20Baku%20Media.pdf |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=European Gymnastics |format=PDF}} In June, Daniela represented Israel together with Lian Rona and Meital Maayam Sumkin at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. She took 8th place in all-around final. They won bronze medal in team competition together with senior group.{{Cite web |format=PDF |title=ECh Tallinn 2025 Full Results Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/41ST%20EUROPEAN%20RHYTHMIC%20GYMNASTICS%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20Media_compressed.pdf|website=European Gymnastics}} In July, she won silver medal behind Meital Sumkin in all-around, hoop, clubs and ribbon and bronze in ball at the 2025 Israeli National Championships.{{cite web |title=מיטל סומקין זכתה בזהב באליפות ישראל בהתעמלות אמנותית |url=https://isport.co.il/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%98%D7%9C-%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%96%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%96%D7%94%D7%91-%D7%91%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%91%D7%94/ |website=isport.co.il |access-date=2025-07-08 |language=Hebrew |date=2025-07-07}}{{cite web |title=בואו נגיד המון מזל טוב למתעמלות הסניור שלנו שהתחרו היום באליפות ישראל בהתעמלות אמנותית 👏👏👏 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DL0HMsKIk1R/?img_index=1 |website=Instagram |access-date=2025-07-08 |language=Hebrew |date=2025-07-07}}

Routine music information

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!Year

!Apparatus

!Music Title

rowspan="4" |2025

|Hoop

|Eleanor Rigby by SARAFINE

Ball

|Donna Carmen by Pink Noisy

Clubs

|Winner Won't Stop (feat. Neara Russell) by EARPARADE

Ribbon

|Glass Onion String Quartet in Bb Minor by Nathan Johnson

rowspan="4" |2024

|Hoop

|Final Act by Power-Haus, Ros Stephen

Ball

|El Cosechero by Ginevra Di Marco

Clubs

|L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle by SARAFINE

Ribbon

|The Puzzle Box / Glass Onion String Quartet in Bb Minor by Nathan Johnson

rowspan="4" |2023

|Hoop

|Obscura by Power-Haus & Christian Reindl

Ball

|El Cosechero by Ginevra Di Marco

Clubs

|Bossa Nova Baby / We Will Rock You by Elvis Presley and Queen

Ribbon

|I Put A Spell On You

rowspan="4" |2022

|Hoop

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Ball

|

Clubs

|

Ribbon

|Rock Around the Clock / Blue Suede Shoes / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog / Tutti Frutti / Be Bop a Lulla / Pour le Rock and Roll by Dany Brillant

rowspan="4" |2021

|Hoop

|Triumph by Edvin Marton

Ball

|Caravan by Fabrizio Bosso & Antonello Salis

Clubs

|Body Funk by Purple Disco Machine

Ribbon

|Eye of the Tiger/ Eye of the Tiger (House) by Survivors/Djemadelgado

References