Laura Traets

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Laura Traets
Personal information
Full nameLaura Jean Pierre Traets
Alternative name(s)lauri
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 23)
Sofia, Bulgaria[1]
HometownSofia, Bulgaria
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight43 kg (95 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2017
ClubLevski-Triadica
GymRakovski
Head coach(es)Vesela Dimitrova
ChoreographerMargarita Budinova
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 1 2 3
European Games 0 2 1
European Championships 2 1 2
FIG World Cup 24 19 7
Total 28 24 13
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Group All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Sofia 5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pesaro Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Pesaro 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia Group All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku Group All-around
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 3 Hoops and 4 Clubs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guadalajara 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varna 5 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varna 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guadalajara Group All-around
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Vienna Group All-around

Laura Traets (Bulgarian: Лаура Траатс, born 13 December 1998) is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal, in Women's rhythmic group all-around.[2]

She is a two-time (2018, 2019) World Group All-around bronze medalist, the 2017 World Group All-around silver medalist and the 2013 European Junior Group All-around bronze medalist.

Career[]

She started rhythmic gymnastics at the age of four in Levski Triaditza Sports Club. In 2016 she became part of the new ensemble with Elena Bineva, Simona Dyankova, Madlen Radukanova and Teodora Aleksandrova.

In 2019, she and her teammates placed 3rd in Group All-Around Final at 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan and secured an olympic spot[3] for Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics. They also won silver medal in 5 Balls Final behind Japan.

Personal[]

Traets' father is from the Netherlands and until adulthood she held both Bulgarian and Dutch citizenships.[4]

Detailed Olympic results[]

Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2020 Olympics Tokyo All-around 1st 92.100 1st 91.800
Water, Cosmos, Earth
by Elica Todorova, , Miroslav Ivanov 		5 Balls 1st 47.550 1st 47.500
Spartacus,ballet in 3 acts, op.8
by Aram Khachaturian, Bolshoi Theatre 		3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 1st 44.550 1st 44.300

References[]

  1. ^ "Laura Traets". FIG. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  2. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics TRAETS Laura - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  3. ^ "Madlen Radukanova". Olympic Channel.
  4. ^ Tasev, Dimitar (3 October 2016). "Да откажеш холандски паспорт заради българския ансамбъл (ВИДЕО)". btv.bg. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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