Jessica Weintraub

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Jessica Weintraub

| country = {{Flagu|Australia}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|03|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = St Kilda East, Victoria, Australia

| discipline = RG

| club = Aspire Gymnastics Academy

| headcoach = Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan

}}

Jessica Weintraub (born 20 March 2007) is an Australian Olympic rhythmic gymnast.{{Cite web |title=WEINTRAUB Jessica – FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=93793 |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}} She represents Australia in international competitions. She competed for Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's rhythmic group all-around at the Adidas Arena on 9–10 August.

Early life

Weintraub was born in East St Kilda, Australia, and is Jewish.[https://thejewishindependent.com.au/jewish-rhythmic-gymnasts-pride-in-fulfilling-her-olympic-dream "Jewish rhythmic gymnast’s pride in fulfilling her Olympic dream,"] The Jewish Independent. She and her family relocated from Melbourne to Brisbane, Australia, when she was 14. She attends Brisbane State High School.

Rhythmic gymnastics career

Weintraub trained at Prahran Rhythmic Gymnastics when she was a junior.[https://gymnasticsdirect.com.au/blogs/gymnastics-news/meet-the-australian-gymnasts-heading-to-the-2024-paris-olympics "Meet the Australian Gymnasts Heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics,"] Gymnastics Direct. Her family relocated so that Weintraub could join Aspire Gymnastics Academy to pursue her career in rhythmic gymnastics. At first she was focused in being successful as an individual gymnast, winning medals at nationals.{{Cite web |title=Jessica's journey north reaps rewards |url=https://gymnastics.org.au/content/jessicas-journey-north-reaps-rewards |website=gymnastics.org.au}} Weintraub is coached by Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan.[https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/jessica-weintraub/ "Jessica Weintraub,"] Olympics.com.au.

=2023=

Weintraub began competing with the Aspire Gymnastics Academy rhythmic gymnastics group in 2023.{{cite web |title=Announcing the upcoming International Rhythmic Gymnastics teams |url=https://www.gymnastics.org.au/content/announcing-the-upcoming-international-rhythmic-gymnastics-teams |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Gymnastics Australia}} The group placed fifth in the all-around at the 2023 Tashkent World Cup.{{cite web |title=FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent (UZB) Results Group All-Around |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/r_23tashkent_gpaa.pdf |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=USA Gymnastics}} Additionally, they finished seventh in the 5 hoops final and sixth in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final.{{cite web |title=FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent (UZB) Results Group Event Finals |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/r_23tashkent_gpevents.pdf |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=USA Gymnastics}} They won a silver medal in the group all-around at the Australian Championships. The Aspire group was not selected for the 2023 World Championships, and their appeal to the National Sports Tribunal was dismissed.{{cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Aspire Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Group v Gymnastics Australia |url=https://www.nationalsportstribunal.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-07/aspire-group-v-gymnastics-australia.pdf |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=National Sports Tribunal}}

=2024–present=

Weintraub and the Aspire group won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2024 Aphrodite Cup.{{cite web |date=22 March 2024 |title=Podiums in Athens for Rhythmic gymnasts |url=https://nsw.gymnastics.org.au/content/podiums-in-athens-for-rhythmic-gymnasts |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Gymnastics New South Wales}} In May they won two golds and one silver at the Sofia International Tournament, getting the chance to compete at the continental championships.{{Cite web |title=Emmanouela's electric rise {{!}} Gymnastics Australia |url=https://gymnastics.org.au//content/emmanouelas-electric-rise |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=gymnastics.org.au |language=en}}

The Oceanian Championships were held in Budapest along the European ones. There Weintraub, Phoebe Learmont, Liidia Iakovleva, Emmanouela Frroku and Saskia Broedelet won gold in the All-Around, thus earning the chance to represent Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Largest ever Australian Olympic Gymnastics Team named for Paris Olympics |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/news/largest-ever-australian-olympic-gymnastics-team-named-for-paris-olympics/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Australian Olympic Committee |language=en-AU}}

==2024 Paris Olympics==

Weintraub will compete for Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's rhythmic group all-around at the Adidas Arena on 9–10 August, at 17 years of age.[https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/sjrx33cpa "'I'm wrestling for the US but in my heart, I'm also wrestling for Israel'|, Ynet.]