Carmel Kallemaa

Carmel Kallemaa (born 8 October 1997) is an Estonian-born Canadian rhythmic gymnast.

Carmel Kallemaa
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Former countries represented Estonia
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997
Tartu, Estonia
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2019-
ClubGlimmer Athletic Club
Head coach(es)Janika Molder
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamClubs
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamHoop
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamRibbon
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rio de JaneiroAll-around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rio de JaneiroClubs
Bronze medal – third place2023 GuadalajaraTeam

Life and career

Kallemaa was born in Tartu, Estonia on 8 October 1997. She moved to Ontario with her family in 2013. Her mother is gymnast Janika Mölder.[1] She took up rhythmic gymnastics at age two.[2]

She represented Estonia at the World Championships in 2014 and 2015, but in December 2018 the International Gymnastics Federation approved her request to switch nationality from Estonia to Canada. She made her debut for her new country at the 2019 World Cup event in Baku, Azerbaijan.

She represented Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games, in the group competitions,[1] and at the 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships where she won bronze medals in the team,[3] individual all-around and clubs events.[4]

She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the team all-around event,[5] a silver medal in the clubs event[6] and bronze medals in the hoop[7] and ribbon events.[8]

Routine music information
Year Apparatus Music title
2023 Hoop Suite No. 1: Les Toréadors (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
Ball Clair de lune (story told by (Carmel Kallemaa) by Claude Debussy
Clubs Does Your Mother Know (from Mamma Mia!) by Christine Baranski, Philip Michael
Ribbon (first) New York, New York (FWB Remix) by Ray Quinn (Friends with Benefits OST)
Ribbon (second) La Bamba (song) by Ritchie Valens
2022 Hoop (first) Sugar Plum Raid by Benjamin Wallfisch
Hoop (second) Suite No. 1: Les Toréadors (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
Ball Just The Way You Are by Barry White
Clubs Super Trouper by Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski
Ribbon New York, New York (FWB Remix) by Ray Quinn (Friends with Benefits OST)

References
  1. "Carmel Kallemaa". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. "Carmel Kallemaa". FIG Athlete profile. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. "Griskenas delivers leading all-around performance as U.S. claims team gold at Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. "Carmel Kallemaa awarded senior third all-around at the 2022 Pan American Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". www.gymcan.org. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. "Canada crowned Rhythmic Gymnastics champions". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Clubs results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Hoop results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  8. "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Ribbon results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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