Sara Kragulj

Sara Kragulj (born 26 October 1996) is a Slovenian rhythmic gymnast.[3][4][5]

Sara Kragulj
Full nameSara Kragulj
Country representedSlovenia
Born (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996
Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2011–2018
ClubMoste
GymŠportno Društvo GIB[2]
Head coach(es)Olga Mancevič
Assistant coach(es)Ana Kokalj
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Rhythmic Gymnastics
National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Ljubljana Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maribor 5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place 2019 Murska Sobota Group All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2015 Ljubljana All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ljubljana All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Ljubljana All-Around

Career

Junior

Sara was part of junior team together with Katja Bogdanič and Emina Haračič, that represented Slovenia at the 2010 Junior European Championships in Bremen, Germany and finished on 19th place. She was the most successful in the team, competing with ball and hoop, with which she placed 11th in Qualifications.

Senior

In 2012, she won her first All-around medal at National Championships - silver and also won two silver in Clubs and Ribbon finals and two bronze in Hoop and Ball.

She represented her country at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, where she placed 9th All-Around Final.[6] She competed at the 2013 European Championships - and ended on 28th place All-Around, 48th with Hoop (14.516), 27th with Ball (15.666), 45th with Clubs (14.000) and 42nd with Ribbon (14.433) - and at the 2015 European Championships - and ended on 19th place in Team competition (together with Špela Kratochwill and Monija Čebašek), 40th with Hoop (14.800), 34th with Ball (15.700) and 46th with Clubs (14.533).

In 2016, she switched to rhythmic group gymnastics. Together with Maša Bizjak, Kaja Purić, Zoja Marija Ivančič and Zala Dornig she competed at the 2016 European Championships and placed 14th in Group All-around. Next year, they took part in the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy and finished on 24th place in Group All-around. This was the first time Slovenia took part in group competition after so many years.

Routine music information
Year Apparatus Music title
2015 Hoop The Power of Love by Celine Dion
Ball Sviridov: Romance From Musical Illustration by Large Symphony Orchestra
Clubs Emigrante by Tanghetto
Ribbon
2013 Hoop
Ball Sviridov: Romance From Musical Illustration by Large Symphony Orchestra
Clubs Stars Align by Lindsey Stirling
Ribbon Les Deux Quitares by Charles Aznavour

Personal life

In 2021, Sara graduated in physical education at the Faculty of Sports in Ljubljana. After finishing her gymnastics career, she started coaching rhythmic gymnastics in sports club KRG TiM, owned by former rhythmic gymnast Mojca Rode. Among the others she was a coach of Nastja Podvratnik, who took part in the 2021 Summer World University Games, which were held in Chengdu in 2023.

References
  1. "Prejemnik finančnih sredstev po izboru komisije". mladi-upi.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  2. "Sara Kragulj". matejkolakovic.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  3. "Sara Kragulj". ritmicnagimnastika.org (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  4. "slovenias sara kragulj performs with a ball during the news photo". gettyimages.co.uk (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  5. "Sara Kragulj". sport-tv.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  6. "Sara Kragulj deveta v mnogoboju". STA (in Slovenian). 30 June 2013. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
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