Shai Ben Ruby

Shai Ben Ruby (Hebrew: שי בן רובי, born February 25, 2002, in Israel) is an Israeli retired[2] individual and group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 European Group All-around champion.

Shai Ben Ruby
Country represented Israel
Born (2002-02-25) February 25, 2002
Israel
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Head coach(es)Ira Vigdorchik[1]
Assistant coach(es)Rahel Vigdorchik
ChoreographerRahel Vigdorchik
Retired14 July 2021[2]
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Rhythmic gymnastics
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 KyivGroup All-around
Silver medal – second place 2020 KyivTeam
Silver medal – second place2020 Kyiv5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2020 KyivGroup All-around
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Budapest10 Clubs

Career

Junior

In 2017, she joined Israeli junior group and competed at International Tournament Alina Cup in Moscow, where they took silver medal in Group All-around behind Russia.[3] At the 2017 Junior European Championships in Budapest, Hungary they won silver medal in 10 Clubs final.

Senior

In 2018, she became senior and joined Israeli senior group. She made her World Championship debut at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she placed 15th in Group All-around. Her second World Championships participation was in 2019 in Baku, where she and her teammates placed 6th in Group All-around, 4th in 5 Balls final and 6th in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs. In November 2020, they won gold medal at the 2020 European Championships in Group All-around and silver in Team competition.[4]

References
  1. "Shai Ben Ruby/Coach". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. Aharoni, Oren (14 July 2021). "The gymnast who retired a moment before Tokyo: "I felt that I want to flee"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. "Российские юниорки победили на турнире "Alina Cup" 2017" (in Russian). 18 February 2017.
  4. "Israeli team takes home gold at rhythmic gymnastics European Championships". 28 November 2020.
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