Alona Tal Franco
Country represented Israel
Born (2009-03-07) 7 March 2009
ResidenceTel Aviv
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
ClubMaccabi Tel Aviv
Head coach(es)Ayelet Zussman
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Cluj-NapocaHoop
Silver medal – second place2023 Cluj-NapocaTeam
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Tel AvivTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tel AvivHoop

Alona Tal Franco (Hebrew: אלונה טל פרנקו; born 9 March 2009) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World champion with hoop and silver medalist in team. On national level, she is the 2022 Israeli Junior All-around champion.

Career

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]

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
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.
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