Irina Kikkas

Irina Kikkas (born July 22, 1984 in Tallinn) is an Estonian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She had her highest placement finishing 12th in All-around at the 2001 World Championships. She finished 16th in All-around at the 2008 European Championships. She represented Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for her nation's official debut in the rhythmic individual all-around competition. Kikkas placed twentieth in the qualifying round of the competition, with a total score of 62.775; therefore, she did not advance into the final round.[2] Since 2009 she started her couch career by opening her own club named “Irina Kikkas Gymnastic Club”.[3]

Irina Kikkas
Country represented Estonia
Born (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
ClubSpordiklubi Velar (EST)
Head coach(es)Larissa Gorbunova
ChoreographerVera Bondarenko

Education

1992 - 2000 Tallinn Õismäe general gymnasium. 2000 - 2003 Tallinn Õismäe Russian Lyceum (gold medal); 2003 - 2006 Tallinn University - Bachelor - specialty: choreography. 2006 - ... Tallinn University - Master - specialty: choreographer.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Kikkas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. "Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. "Irina Kikkase Võimlemisklubi". Irina Kikkase. Retrieved 9 June 2013.


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