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Veronika Vitenberg

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Veronika Vitenberg
Veronika Vitenberg at the Olympic Village, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameVeronika Vitenberg
Alternative name(s)ורוניקה ויטנברג, Вероника Витенберг
Nickname(s)Nika
Country represented Israel
Former countries represented Belarus
Born (1988-09-09) 9 September 1988 (age 36)
Grodno, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
ResidenceTel Aviv, Israel
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team2004-
Head coach(es)Ira Vigdorchik
ChoreographerAyelet Zussman
Veronika Vitenberg
Born (1988-09-09) 9 September 1988 (age 36)
Modeling information
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Hair colorLight brown
Eye colorBlue
Websitewww.vitenberg.com

Veronika Vitenberg (Hebrew: ורוניקה ויטנברג; born (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 in Grodno, Byelorussian SSR) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast who competed in the 2008 Olympics.

Career

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Vitenberg started rhythmic gymnastics at age 6 in Belarus, after her schoolteacher encouraged her to enroll because of her high flexibility. At the age of 13, she immigrated to Israel.

Vitenberg competed for Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and was a member of the rhythmic gymnastics team that placed 6th in the group final.[1]

Personal life

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Vitenberg is Jewish.[2] She served in the Israel Defense Forces from 2007 to 2010 and received an "Athlete of Excellence" status, allowing her to continue training. She went through recruit training at Batar Nitzanim and then served at the HaKirya base in Tel Aviv.[citation needed]

In 2009, she began to study for a B.A. degree in business management at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.[3]

Competition results

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rhythmic gymnastics team ranks 6th". Ynetnews. June 20, 1995. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Veronika Vitenberg on Facebook[dead link]
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