Neta Rivkin
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Rivkin at the 2012 Grand Prix Vorarlberg
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| Country represented | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June 19, 1991 Petah Tikva, Israel |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2007–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ela Samofalov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Elena Zelikman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Ayelet Zussman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World ranking |
6 (2016 Season) 10 (2015 Season) 10 (2014 Season) 10 (2013 Season) 5 (2012 Season) 11 (2011 Season) |
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Medal record
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Neta Rivkin (Hebrew: נטע ריבקין; born June 19, 1991) is a retired Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast.
She is Israel's most successful rhythmic gymnast. A three-time Olympian, in 2011 she won silver medal in clubs at the 2011 European Championships. That same year she also won a bronze medal in the individual hoop final at the 2011 World Championships. She won the all-around silver medal at the 2014 Grand Prix Final.
Rivkin is Jewish, and was born in Petah Tikva, Israel. Her parents immigrated to Israel from St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1991.
Rivkin is coached by Ela Samofalov. When asked in 2008 whether she had suffered a "missed childhood", she said: "It's true. I don't know what it's like to be a 'normal kid,' I've been a gymnast since I was six and I don't know anything else, but I don't think I'm missing out on anything. Not everyone qualifies for the Olympics."
Rivkin competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, coming in 14th. She was the youngest member of the Israeli Olympics delegation, having just turned 17 years of age.
In May 2011, she won a silver medal in the individual hoop competition at the 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. She also earned a silver medal in the clubs apparatus competition, behind Liubov Charkashyna of Belarus.
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