Irina Risenzon
show This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Hebrew. (January 2011) Click [show] for important translation instructions. |
Irina Risenzon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Irina Risenzon-Nahmany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Ira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary[1] | 14 January 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hod HaSharon, Israel[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Irina "Ira" Vigdorchik[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Fira Voronov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Ayelet Zussman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
hide
Medal record
|
Irina "Ira" Risenzon-Nahmany[2] (née Risenzon, Hebrew: אירה ריסנזון; born 14 January 1988) is a retired Hungarian-born Israeli rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2008 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.
Early and Personal life[]
Irina Risenzon was born in Hungary, then her parents along with her older brother Yuri and she moved to Ukraine, and then they immigrated to Israel when she was 9 year olds. They resided in Hadera, Israel.[2]
In 2011 she went through a conversion to Judaism.[2]
She married Dave Nahmany on 18 July 2011, and they have 2 daughters, and reside in Hod HaSharon, Israel.[2]
Career[]
Risenzon is coached by Ira Vigdorchik of Maccabi Holon.[3][4]
Risenzon had her highest placement at the 2009 World Championships held in Mie, Japan finishing 6th in All-around and at the 2008 European Championships in Torino, Italy finishing 8th in All-around. She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, placing 9th in the individual all-around competition. She won the All-around bronze medal at the 2008 Grand Prix Final in Bratislava, Slovakia.
In 2009, Risenzon won silver medals in the individual hoop event at the Summer Universiade. She has also won a pair of bronze medals at the individual apparatus events in ribbon, rope, ball, hoop and clubs at the FIG World Cup and Grand Prix Series.[5]
Risenzon ended her career in 2010.
Achievements[]
- first Israeli to advance to the Olympics Final finishing 9th in All-around
- first Israeli to medal at the Grand Prix Final
Detailed Olympic results[]
Year | Competition Description | Location | Music [6] | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Olympics | Beijing | All-around | 9th | 66.775 | 8th | 67.850 | |
Besame Mucho | Ribbon | 9th | 16.550 | 9th | 16.825 | |||
Gabbar/Suleiman music from Vicious Delicious by Said Mrad/Infected Mushroom |
Rope | 9th | 16.350 | 9th | 16.800 | |||
Prison Break by Ramin Djawadi | Hoop | 8th | 17.025 | 8th | 17.100 | |||
Aa Tayar Hoja by Alka Yagnik | Clubs | 9th | 16.850 | 8th | 17.125 |
See also[]
- Sports in Israel
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Risenzon Irina". The Art of Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/638657
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Israeli athletes gear up as 2008 Olympic Games set to begin".
- ^ "World Cup 2009" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Rizenson RG music list". rgforum.
External links[]
- Irina Risenzon at Olympic.org (archived)
- Irina Risenzon at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Irina Risenzon at Olympics.com
- Irina Risenzon at Olympedia
- Irina Risenzon at FIG (licence)
- Irina Risenzon at FIG (biography)
- Irina Risenzon at The-Sports.org
- Irina Risenzon at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irina Risenson. |
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Israel
- People from Budapest
- People from Hadera
- Israeli rhythmic gymnasts
- Universiade medalists in gymnastics
- Universiade silver medalists for Israel
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
- Hungarian emigrants to Israel
- Ukrainian emigrants to Israel
- Israeli people of Hungarian descent
- Israeli people of Ukrainian descent
- Converts to Judaism
- Israeli Jews
- Jewish gymnasts
- Israeli sportspeople stubs
- Rhythmic gymnast stubs