Natalie Raits
Israeli rhythmic gymnast
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Natalie Raits (Hebrew: נטלי רייץ; born 1 July 2002)[1] is an Israeli former group rhythmic gymnast. She won four medals at the 2021 European Championships and represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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נטלי רייץ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 2002 Eilat, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ira Vigdorchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Rahel Vigdozchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Career
In 2016, Raits came in second in the junior all-around competition at the International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Corbeil-Essonnes, France.[3]
Raits became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2018. She 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.[4] There, Israel also advanced to the 5 balls final, finishing fourth,[5] and the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final, finishing sixth.[6]
Raits won silver medals at the 2019 Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup and at the 2021 Tashkent World Cup in the group all-around.[7] Additionally, she won a silver medal in the 5 balls final at the 2019 Tashkent World Cup.[4] She competed at the 2021 European Championships where she won a gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. She also won bronze medals in the 5 balls, group all-around and team competitions.[8]
Raits represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, alongside Ofir Dayan, Yana Kramarenko, Yuliana Telegina and Karin Vexman.[9] The team advanced to the group all-around final, where they finished in sixth place.[1][4][10] She retired after the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
Personal life
Raits has said her sport role model is Usain Bolt, and her favorite singer is Hanan ben-Ari.[7] She designs custom clothing.[4]
