Alona Tal Franco (Hebrew: אלונה טל פרנקו; born 7 March 2009) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World champion with hoop and silver medalist in team.The 2024 European Silver Medalist in Hoop and the Team Event.On national level, she is the 2022 Israeli Junior All-around champion.
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| Born | 7 March 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ayelet Zussman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editJunior
editIn June 2022, Franco was selected for her first European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, winning gold in team with Daniela Munits, Michelle Munits, and Lian Rona,[1] as well as bronze with hoop behind Elvira Krasnobaeva and Liliana Lewinska.[2]
In July 2023, she competed at the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, where she became world champion with hoop[3][4][5] and won silver in teams alongside Lian Rona, Regina Polishchuk, Yael Aloni Goldblatt and the junior national group.[6]
The following year she competed in the 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Baku, winning gold in teams and with ball and ribon.[7][8][9] On 22 May she won team silver with Meital Maayan Sumkin at the European Championships in Budapest.[10]
Routine music information
edit| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2024 | Hoop | Burn Butcher Burn from The Witcher Season 2 Soundtrack by Joey Batey |
| Ball | À nos folies by Léa Paci | |
| Clubs | Vengo Anch'io by Paolo Belli | |
| Ribbon | The World Has Gone Insane by Anthony Warlow | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Lord & Master by Apashe |
| Ball | Oogie Boogie's Song by Ken Page, Ed Ivory (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) | |
| Clubs | Etre Un Homme Comme Vous by Ben l'Oncle Soul | |
| Ribbon | The Waltzing Cat by Leroy Anderson | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Io Kant by Banda Osiris |
| Ball | Oogie Boogie's Song by Ken Page, Ed Ivory (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) | |
| Clubs | Etre Un Homme Comme Vous by Ben l'Oncle Soul | |
| Ribbon | The Waltzing Cat by Leroy Anderson |
References
edit- ^ "Israel crowned junior European team Champions". European Gymnastics. 2022-06-15. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ Imagine the Impossible (PDF). Tel Aviv 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Krasnobaeva, Tal Franco add golds for Bulgaria and Israel". International Gymnastics Federation. 2023-07-09. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ Steinke, Matt (2023-07-09). "Keys earns first-ever U.S. medal at Rhythmic Junior World Championships • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships. Swiss Timing. 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ אורן, אהרוני (2023-07-09). "עשתה היסטוריה: אלונה טל פרנקו אלופת העולם בהתעמלות אמנותית לנוער". כל הזכויות שמורות לישראל היום (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Junior Teams" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "Junior Ball Final" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "European Gymnastics". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
External links
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