Alona Tal Franco

Alona Tal Franco
Personal information
Born (2009-03-07) 7 March 2009 (age 15)
ResidenceTel Aviv
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented Israel
LevelInternational Elite
ClubMaccabi Tel Aviv
Head coach(es)Ayelet Zussman
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cluj-Napoca Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cluj-Napoca Team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tel Aviv Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Budapest Clubs
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku Hoop
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku Clubs

Alona Tal Franco (Hebrew: אלונה טל פרנקו; born 7 March 2009) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World champion with hoop and silver medalist in team.The 2024 European Silver Medalist in Hoop and the Team Event.On national level, she is the 2022 Israeli Junior All-around champion.

Career

Junior

In June 2022, Franco was selected for her first European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, winning gold in team with Daniela Munits, Michelle Munits, and Lian Rona,[1] as well as bronze with hoop behind Elvira Krasnobaeva and Liliana Lewinska.[2]

In July 2023, she competed at the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, where she became world champion with hoop[3][4][5] and won silver in teams alongside Lian Rona, Regina Polishchuk, Yael Aloni Goldblatt and the junior national group.[6]

The following year she competed in the 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Baku, winning gold in teams and with ball and ribon.[7][8][9] On 22 May she won team silver with Meital Maayan Sumkin at the European Championships in Budapest.[10]

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
2024 Hoop Burn Butcher Burn from The Witcher Season 2 Soundtrack by Joey Batey
Ball À nos folies by Léa Paci
Clubs Vengo Anch'io by Paolo Belli
Ribbon The World Has Gone Insane by Anthony Warlow
2023 Hoop Lord & Master by Apashe
Ball Oogie Boogie's Song by Ken Page, Ed Ivory (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Clubs Etre Un Homme Comme Vous by Ben l'Oncle Soul
Ribbon The Waltzing Cat by Leroy Anderson
2022 Hoop Io Kant by Banda Osiris
Ball Oogie Boogie's Song by Ken Page, Ed Ivory (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Clubs Etre Un Homme Comme Vous by Ben l'Oncle Soul
Ribbon The Waltzing Cat by Leroy Anderson

References

  1. ^ "Israel crowned junior European team Champions". European Gymnastics. 2022-06-15. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ Imagine the Impossible (PDF). Tel Aviv 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. ^ "Krasnobaeva, Tal Franco add golds for Bulgaria and Israel". International Gymnastics Federation. 2023-07-09. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  4. ^ Steinke, Matt (2023-07-09). "Keys earns first-ever U.S. medal at Rhythmic Junior World Championships • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. ^ FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships. Swiss Timing. 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  6. ^ אורן, אהרוני (2023-07-09). "עשתה היסטוריה: אלונה טל פרנקו אלופת העולם בהתעמלות אמנותית לנוער". כל הזכויות שמורות לישראל היום (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  7. ^ "Junior Teams" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
  8. ^ "Junior Ball Final" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
  9. ^ "Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
  10. ^ "European Gymnastics". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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