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Natalie Raits
Israeli rhythmic gymnast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Natalie Raits (Hebrew: נטלי רייץ; born 1 July 2002) is an Israeli group rhythmic gymnast.[1][2]
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Early life
Raits was born in Israel.[1] She began training in gymnastics at age 4.[1]
Career
Her head coach is Ira Vigdorchik.[3]
In 2016 Raits came in second in the all-around juniors competition at the International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Corbeil-Essonnes, France.[4]
Raits competed at the 2018 World Championships, where team Israel finished in 15th in the group all-around. She competed at 2019 World Championships, where team Israel finished in sixth in the group all-around.[5]
In 2019 Raits came in first place at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Romania.[3]
In 2021 Raits came in second at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Uzbekistan.[3]
Raits competed at the 2021 European Championships where she won a gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs and bronze medals in the 5 balls, group all-around and team competitions.[6]
Raits represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, alongside Ofir Dayan, Yana Kramarenko, Yuliana Telegina and Karin Vexman.[7] The team finished in sixth place.[2][5][8]
Raits retired after the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Personal life
Raits has said her sport role model is Usain Bolt.[3] Her favorite singer is Hanan ben-Ari.[3]
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