Karina Lykhvar

Karina Lykhvar
— Gymnast ♀ —
Country represented  Israel
Born (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998
Ukraine[1]
Residence Petah Tikva, Israel[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight 53 kg (117 lb) [4]
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Years on national team 2014-
Head coach(es) Lena Zelikman, Ira Vigdorchik, Raya Irgo, Ela Samofalov, and choreographer Ayelet Zysman.[5]
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
2014 Izmir 10 Clubs
European Games
2015 Baku Group All-Around
2015 Baku 6 Clubs/2 Hoops
2015 Baku 5 Ribbons
European Championships
2016 Holon 6 Clubs/2 Hoops
2016 Holon 5 Ribbons
2016 Holon Group All-around
2014 Baku Group All-around

Karina Lykhvar (קרינה ליחבר; born 11 December 1998) is an Israeli Olympic group rhythmic gymnast.

Early life

Lykhvar made aliyah (immigrated to Israel) from Ukraine at the age of four.[6] She now lives in Petah Tikva, Israel.[7]

Career

Lykhvar began practicing gymnastics at the age of four, and initially was with the club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[8] She represents Israel in international competitions.

She competed at the 2014 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Izmir, Turkey, where she won the silver medal in the group 10 clubs event.[9][10][11] Representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Lykhvar won silver medals in the group all-around and group clubs and hoops event and a bronze medal in the group ribbons event.[12]

At the 2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Holon, Israel, on the Mediterranean coast south of Tel Aviv, Lykhvar and the Israeli team won a group gold in the clubs and hoops category, a group silver in the ribbon routine, and a bronze in the all-around competition.[13][14]

Lykhvar represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[15] She and the Israeli team finished 6th in the final of the group all-around.[16]

References

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  9. ↑ "2014 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships athletes - Yuval Filo". Longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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  12. ↑ "2014 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships athletes - Karina Lykhvar". Longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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  16. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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