Yelyzaveta Merenzon
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United States (2014–present)
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| Nickname(s) | Liza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 12, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States (2014–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yelyzaveta Merenzon (born August 12, 1999) is a Ukrainian-born American group rhythmic gymnast. She was the alternate for the 2020 United States Olympic team. She won the 5 hoops event final with the American group at the 2017 Pan American Championships and won two silver medals at the 2019 Pan American Games.
Merenzon attended Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. After graduating high school, she retired from the sport to focus on her education. She enrolled at the University of Chicago and majored in economics. After eight months, she decided come out of retirement and took a leave of absence from college to focus on training for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] In 2024, she enrolled at the Medical College of Wisconsin.[3]
