Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir

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Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir (born 1 December 2000) is an Icelandic artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 and 2023 Icelandic national champion and is a five-time Northern European champion (2023, 2024).

FullnameThelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Born (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 25)
Country represented
Iceland Iceland
(2014–present)
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Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Full nameThelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Born (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 25)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Iceland Iceland
(2014–present)
ClubGerpla Sports Club
Head coach
Ferenc Kovats
Medal record
Representing  Iceland
Northern European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 HalmstadUneven bars
Gold medal – first place2024 DublinVault
Gold medal – first place2024 DublinUneven bars
Gold medal – first place2024 DublinBalance beam
Gold medal – first place2024 DublinFloor exercise
Silver medal – second place2017 TórshavnTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 TórshavnUneven bars
Silver medal – second place2024 DublinAll-around
Bronze medal – third place2024 DublinTeam
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Early life

Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir was born in Reykjavík in 2000. She studied pharmacology at the University of Iceland.[1]

Gymnastics career

2017

Thelma competed at the 2017 Northern European Championships in Tórshavn where she helped Iceland place second as a team. Individually she won silver on the uneven bars behind Helmi Murto of Finland.[2]

2018

Thelma competed at the Nordic Championships where she helped Iceland place fourth as a team. Individually she placed tenth in the all-around and sixth on the uneven bars.[3] Thelma next competed at the European Championships where she helped Iceland place 22nd as a team during qualifications.[4] In October Thelma made her World Championships debut; she helped Iceland finish 36th during qualifications.[5]

2022

Thelma won her first national championships title in 2022.[1] She later competed at the Nordic Championships, winning gold on balance beam and helping Iceland place third as a team.[6] In August Thelma competed at the European Championships where she placed 33rd in the all-around, which qualified her as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships.[7] At the World Championships Thelma finished 81st overall during qualifications.[8]

2023

Thelma began the 2023 season retaining her national all-around title. She next competed at the European Championships where she placed 48th in the all-around during qualifications. Although she did not advance to the final, she qualified as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships. In September Thelma competed at the Szombathely Challenge Cup where she qualified to the vault event final; she finished seventh.[9]

At the World Championships Thelma finished 66th overall during qualifications, earning a personal best ranking.[10] Thelma ended the year competing at the Northern European Championships where she won gold on the uneven bars.[11]

Eponymous skill

More information Apparatus, Name ...
ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty[a]Added to the Code of Points
Uneven barsAðalsteinsdóttirClear hip circle forward into salto forward straddled to hang on high barE2024 European Championships[12]
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  1. Valid for the 2022–2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

More information Year, Event ...
Competitive history of Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2014
Junior European Championships24
2016 Icelandic Championships73rd place, bronze medalist(s)
GK Championships7
TM Tournament3rd place, bronze medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)6
Iceland Fall Cup7
2017 Icelandic Team Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)11
Danish Championships (guest)5
Icelandic Championships8
GK Championships6
Northern European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)162nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Reykjavik International Games4
Welsh Championships (guest)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Icelandic Team Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)7
Icelandic Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5554
GK Championships4
Nordic Championships4106
European Championships22
World Championships36105
Icelandic Fall Championships5
2019 Icelandic Team Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Icelandic Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)44
Icelandic Fall Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020 Icelandic Team Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Icelandic Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 GK Championships5
Icelandic Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nordic Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships2333
World Championships81
2023 Icelandic Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships2048
Szombathely Challenge Cup7
World Championships66
Northern European Championships491st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Nordic Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)561st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships2234
Northern European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 Varna World Challenge Cup66
World Championships55
2026 Cairo World Cup6
Nordic Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships22
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