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Veronika Vitenberg

Veronika Vitenberg

Israeli rhythmic gymnast

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Veronika Vitenberg (Hebrew: ורוניקה ויטנברג; born September 9, 1988, in Grodno, Byelorussian SSR) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast who competed in the 2008 Olympics.

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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.[1]

Personal life

Vitenberg is Jewish.[2] She served in the Israel Defense Forces from 2007 to 2010 and received an "Athlete of Excellence" status, allowing her to continue training. She went through recruit training at Batar Nitzanim and then served at the HaKirya base in Tel Aviv.[citation needed]

In 2009, she began to study for a B.A. degree in business management at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.[3]

Competition results

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Rhythmic gymnastics team ranks 6th". Ynetnews. June 20, 1995. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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