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Natalie Raits
Israeli rhythmic gymnast
Natalie Raits (Hebrew: נטלי רייץ, born 1 July 2002) is an Israeli group rhythmic gymnast.[1][2]
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| Country represented |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 21) Eilat, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Petah Tikva | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ira Vigdorchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Rahel Vigdozchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raits was born in Israel.[1] She began training in gymnastics at age 4.[1]
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]
Raits has said her sport role model is Usain Bolt.[3] Her favorite singer is Hanan ben-Ari.[3]
- "RAITS Natalie - FIG Athlete Profile". Federation Intenationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- "Olympedia – Natalie Raits". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- "הוועד האולימפי | נטלי רייץ" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- "USA is competing in two international rhythmic events this weekend". USA Gymnastics. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- "Natalie Raits". olympics.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Israeli gymnast wins gold at European Championships, alongside 3 more medals". The Times of Israel. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Games of the XXXII Olympiad - Rhythmic Gymnasts by NOC". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- TOI staff (8 August 2021). "Rhythmic gymnastics team finish sixth, concluding best-ever Olympics for Israel". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- Natalie Raits at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Natalie Raits at Olympics.com
- Natalie Raits at Olympedia
- Natalie Raits at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew)
- Natalie Raits at The-Sports.org
- Natalie Raits on Instagram
