Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Full nameThelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Born (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000
Reykjavík, Iceland
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2014–present (ISL)
ClubGerpla Sports Club
Head coach(es)Ferenc Kovats
Medal record
Representing  Iceland
Northern European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 HalmstadUneven bars
Silver medal – second place2017 TórshavnTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 TórshavnUneven bars

Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir (born 1 December 2000) is a Icelandic artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 and 2023 Icelandic national champion and is the 2023 Northern European champion on the uneven bars.

Early life

Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir was born in Reykjavík in 2000. She studied pharmacology at the University of Iceland.[1]

Gymnastics career

2017

Thelma competed at the 2017 Northern European Championships in Tórshavn where she helped Iceland place second as a team. Individually she won silver on the uneven bars behind Helmi Murto of Finland.[2]

2018

Thelma competed at the Nordic Championships where she helped Iceland place fourth as a team. Individually she placed tenth in the all-around and sixth on the uneven bars.[3] Thelma next competed at the European Championships where she helped Iceland place 22nd as a team during qualifications.[4] In October Thelma made her World Championships debut; she helped Iceland finish 36th during qualifications.[5]

2022

Thelma won her first national championships title in 2022.[1] She later competed at the Nordic Championships, winning gold on balance beam and helping Iceland place third as a team.[6] In August Thelma competed at the European Championships where she placed 33rd in the all-around, which qualified her as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships.[7] At the World Championships Thelma finished 81st overall during qualifications.[8]

2023

Thelma began the 2023 season retaining her national all-around title. She next competed at the European Championships where she placed 48th in the all-around during qualifications. Although she did not advance to the final, she qualified as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships. In September Thelma competed at the Szombathely Challenge Cup where she qualified to the vault event final; she finished seventh.[9]

At the World Championships Thelma finished 66th overall during qualifications, earning a personal best ranking.[10] Thelma ended the year competing at the Northern European Championships where she won gold on the uneven bars.[11]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2014
European Championships24
Senior
2016Icelandic Championships73rd place, bronze medalist(s)
GK Championships7
TM Tournament3rd place, bronze medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)6
Iceland Fall Cup7
2017Icelandic Team Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)11
Danish Championships (guest)5
Icelandic Championships8
GK Championships6
Northern European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)162nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018Reykjavik International Games4
Welsh Championships (guest)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Icelandic Team Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)7
Icelandic Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5554
GK Championships4
Nordic Championships4106
European Championships22
World Championships36105
Icelandic Fall Championships5
2019Icelandic Team Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Icelandic Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)44
Icelandic Fall Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020Icelandic Team Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021Icelandic Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022GK Championships5
Icelandic Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nordic Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships2333
World Championships81
2023Icelandic Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships2048
Szombathely Challenge Cup7
World Championships66
Northern European Championships491st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. 1 2 Crumlish, John (September 1, 2023). "Iceland's Thelma Adalsteinsdottir keeps cool perspective on Paris 2024". International Gymnast Media.
  2. ↑ "2017 Northern European Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2018 Nordic Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics". European Gymnastics.
  5. ↑ "2018 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. November 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Uppskeruhátíð Gerplu vegna ársins 2022" [Gerpla's harvest festival for the year 2022]. Gerpla (in Icelandic). January 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Asia D'Amato claims women's all-around title as world qualifiers decided at 2022 European Gymnastics Championships". International Olympic Committee. August 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. November 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ "A new Hungarian generation rises in Szombathely". International Gymnastics Federation. September 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Thelma með sinn besta árangur í fjölþraut" [Thelma with her best result in the all-around]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Thelma best allra í Norður Evrópu á tvíslá" [Thelma is the best of all in Northern Europe on uneven bars]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic). November 27, 2023.
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