Shai Ben Ruby

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Shai Ben Ruby
Country represented Israel
Born (2002-02-25) February 25, 2002 (age 22)
Israel
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Head coach(es)Ira Vigdorchik[1]
Assistant coach(es)Rahel Vigdorchik
ChoreographerRahel Vigdorchik
Retired14 July 2021[2]
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Rhythmic gymnastics
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Kyiv Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2020 Kyiv Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Kyiv 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Kyiv Group All-around
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 10 Clubs

Shai Ben Ruby (Hebrew: שי בן רובי, born February 25, 2002, in Israel) is an Israeli retired[2] individual and group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 European Group All-around champion.

Career[edit]

Junior[edit]

In 2017, she joined Israeli junior group and competed at International Tournament Alina Cup in Moscow, where they took silver medal in Group All-around behind Russia.[3] At the 2017 Junior European Championships in Budapest, Hungary they won silver medal in 10 Clubs final.

Senior[edit]

In 2018, she became senior and joined Israeli senior group. She made her World Championship debut at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she placed 15th in Group All-around. Her second World Championships participation was in 2019 in Baku, where she and her teammates placed 6th in Group All-around, 4th in 5 Balls final and 6th in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs. In November 2020, they won gold medal at the 2020 European Championships in Group All-around and silver in Team competition.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shai Ben Ruby/Coach". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ a b Aharoni, Oren (14 July 2021). "The gymnast who retired a moment before Tokyo: "I felt that I want to flee"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Российские юниорки победили на турнире "Alina Cup" 2017" (in Russian). 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Israeli team takes home gold at rhythmic gymnastics European Championships". 28 November 2020.

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