Alexandra Aristoteli

Alexandra Aristoteli (born 24 May 1997)[2] is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Alexandra Aristoteli
Nickname(s)Lexy
Country represented Australia
Born (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997
Bankstown, New South Wales[1]
ResidenceBrisbane, Queensland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
ClubPremier Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)Gina Peluso

Career

Aristoteli began ballet when she was four years old because her mother, Maria Aristoteli, is the director of Queensland Dance and Performing Arts. She began training full-time in ballet when she was fifteen years old and spent months training in the United States at the Houston Ballet Academy and the Miami City Ballet School.[3][1]

Aristoteli began competing with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group in 2018. At the 2018 World Championships, the group finished twenty-ninth in the all-around.[4]

Aristoteli won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Emily Abbot, Alannah Mathews, Himeka Onoda, and Felicity White.[5] They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics.[6] They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around.[7]

References
  1. "Aristoteli Alexandra". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. "Aristoteli Alexandra". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. "Alexandra Aristoteli". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "36th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. "Biggest Australian Olympic Gymnastics team since Tokyo 1964 selected for Tokyo 2020". Gymnastics Australia. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. Smith, Erin (15 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2021: Dedicated Aussies find rhythm to become trailblazers in their chosen field". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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