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Riselda Selaj is a former elite artistic gymnast from Albania. She is an International Champion, Olympic Competitor and All-around, Beam and Vault Balkan Champion. She is the first Albanian gymnast to win 5 gold medals at an international competition and the first gymnast to win 5 medals in the same international competition twice in a row.
| Riselda Selaj | |
|---|---|
 Riselda Selaj on beam during European Championship in Birmingham 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Albania |
| Hometown | Tirana, Albania |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Years on national team | 2002–2014 |
| Club | Klubi Sportiv Partizani |
| Former coach(es) | Ferdinand Mara |
Career
editShe won gold medals for the all-around, beam, floor, vault and uneven bars and a team bronze medal. She won the all-around, beam and vault Balkan Championship in 2009, in Macedonia.
Selaj became a member of the Albanian senior team in 2008. She is a nine-time Albania all-around Champion winning four as a junior and five as a senior.
Selaj participated in the 2009 World Championship in London, performing very well on beam. She was part of the Albanian team during the Mediterranean Games in Italy, where she was qualified in all-around final ranking 13th place, and on vault final, ranking 6th.
Selaj competed at European Championships and at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).
Selaj announced her retirement from gymnastics in October 2014.
References
editExternal links
edit- Riselda SELAJ at the International Gymnastics Federation
- "Riselda Selaj training in Romania". YouTube. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- "Riselda Selaj on beam". YouTube. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- "Riselda Selaj Pictures XVI Mediterranean Games – Day 5 – Artistic Gymnastics". Zimbio.com. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- "Maqedoni, Riselda Selaj fiton 5 medalje ari". Sport.albeu.com. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- "Albania's Riselda Selaj performs in the Pictures". Getty Images. 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2016-12-04.