Evelin Naptal
{{Short description|Estonian rhythmic gymnast}}
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{{MedalCountry| {{EST}} }}
{{MedalSport|Rhythmic gymnastics}}
{{MedalCount
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| European Championships | 0|0|1
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{{MedalCompetition | European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2020 Kyiv|5 Balls}}
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Evelin Naptal (born 16 December 2003) is an Estonian rhythmic gymnast.{{Cite web |title=NAPTAL Evelin - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=58353 |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}} She won bronze with 5 balls at the 2020 European Championships.
Personal life
Naptal took up rhythmic gymnastics at age four,{{Cite web |last=audentes |title=Evelin Naptal: pronks iluvõimlemise EM-il ja peaaegu maksimumskoor tunnistusel |url=https://audentes.ee/uudis/evelin-naptal-pronks-iluvoimlemise-em-il-ja-peaaegu-maksimumskoor-tunnistusel/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |language=et}} her idols are Margarita Mamun, Anastasia Salos and Sofia Raffaeli.{{Cite web |title=Koondised – Eesti Võimlemisliit/Estonian Gymnastics Federation |url=https://www.eevl.ee/koondised/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |language=et}} She studied at the Audentes International School in Tallinn, her hobbies outside the gym include reading, playing the guitar, painting.
Career
Evelin integrated the Estonian national group in 2020. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but she competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv, where she and her teammates Laurabell Kabrits, Arina Okamanchuk, Carmely Reiska and Alina Vesselova made history by winning Estonia's first European medal: bronze in the 5 balls final, behind Ukraine and Israel.{{Cite web |title=Eesti rühmkava koondis võitis iluvõimlemise EM-il pronksmedali – Eesti Võimlemisliit/Estonian Gymnastics Federation |date=28 November 2020 |url=https://www.eevl.ee/2020/11/28/eesti-ruhmkava-koondis-voitis-iluvoimlemise-em-il-pronksmedali-2/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |language=et}}{{Cite web |title=2020 European Championships 5 balls |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%205%20Balls%20ApparatusResultsRg.pdf |website=europeangymnastics }}
In 2021 Naptal took part in the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. The Estonian group made of Evelin, Laurabell Kabrits, Arina Okamanchuk, Carmely Reiska, Alina Vesselova finished 13th in the All-Around and both the routines.{{Cite web |title=2021 World Championships result book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000130000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF03 |website=longinestiming |format=PDF}}{{Cite web |title=2021 World Championships |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf |website=usagym }}
She was selected for the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, the group finished 15th in the All-Around, 18th with 5 hoops and 9th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.{{Cite web |title=2022 European Championships Groups All-Around |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20AllAroundResultsRg_2.pdf |website=europeangymnastics }} In September she participated in the World Championships in Sofia, where she along with teammates Adelina Beljajeva, Mirtel Korbelainen, Kiara Oja, Arina Okamanchuk, Alina Vesselova was 20th in the All-Around, 15th with 5 hoops and 18th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.{{Cite web |title=2022 World Championships Result Book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000140001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 |website=longinestiming |format=PDF}}
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Category:Estonian rhythmic gymnasts
Category:Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships