Veronika Vitenberg
{{short description|Israeli rhythmic gymnast}}
{{redirect|Vitenberg|a similar surname|Vitenbergs}}
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| caption = Veronika Vitenberg at the Olympic Village, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
| fullname = Veronika Vitenberg
| altname = ורוניקה ויטנברג, Вероника Витенберг
| nickname = Nika
| country = {{ISR}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|09|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Grodno, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
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| discipline = RG
| natlteam = 2004-
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| headcoach = Ira Vigdorchik
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| choreographer = Ayelet Zussman
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| caption = Veronika Vitenberg modeling for Yamit 2000 gym advertisement
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Veronika Vitenberg ({{langx|he|ורוניקה ויטנברג}}; born {{birth date|1988|09|09|df=y}} in Grodno, Byelorussian SSR) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast who competed in the 2008 Olympics.
Career
Vitenberg started rhythmic gymnastics at age 6 in Belarus, after her schoolteacher encouraged her to enroll because of her high flexibility. At the age of 13, she immigrated to Israel.
Vitenberg competed for Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and was a member of the rhythmic gymnastics team that placed 6th in the group final.{{cite news|date=June 20, 1995|title=Rhythmic gymnastics team ranks 6th|publisher=Ynetnews|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3586663,00.html|access-date=November 12, 2011}}
Personal life
Vitenberg is Jewish.{{cite web|title=Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries|url=http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=181152|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407023958/http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=181152|archive-date=April 7, 2012|access-date=November 12, 2011|publisher=Jewishinstlouis.org}} She served in the Israel Defense Forces from 2007 to 2010 and received an "Athlete of Excellence" status, allowing her to continue training.
In 2009, she began to study for a B.A. degree in business management at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.[https://www.facebook.com/veronika.vitenberg Veronika Vitenberg on Facebook]{{dead link|date=November 2011}}
Competition results
- 2004 Israel Championships (2nd, individual)
- 2006 European Championships (6th, team)
- 2007 European Championships (4th, team)
- 2007 World Championships (6th, team)
- 2008 Olympic Games (6th, team)
- 2009 World Championships (5th, team)
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Veronika Vitenberg}}
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100622043209/http://www.vitenberg.com/ Veronika Vitenberg Official website] (archived)
- [http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2008/olympics2008rgg.html Games of the 29th Olympiad Beijing (CHN) August 8-24, 2008 Rhythmic Gymnastics] at GymnasticsResults.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721135951/http://www.liga.co.il/viewart.php?artID=41197&cat=0&self=index.php Get to know the representative: National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team] at liga.co.il (archived)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081230011849/http://olympic.sport5.co.il/HTML/Articles/OlympiadArticle.1172.45583.html watch the national team finish in 6th place: "Like a medal"] at Sport 5 (archived)
- [http://www.ynet.co.il/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3552596,00.html Rhythmic Gymnastic: Israel finished 5th in Europe] at Ynet
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Category:Israeli rhythmic gymnasts
Category:Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gymnasts for Israel
Category:Belarusian emigrants to Israel
Category:Sportspeople from Tel Aviv
Category:Jewish Israeli sportspeople
Category:21st-century Belarusian Jews
Category:Belarusian rhythmic gymnasts