Emmanouela Frroku | |
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Country represented | ![]() |
Born | Amarousio, Greece | 31 July 2007
Hometown | Brisbane |
Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
Club | Aspire Gymnastics Academy |
Head coach(es) | Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan |
Emmanouela Frroku (born 31 July 2007) is an Australian-Greek rhythmic gymnast. [1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Emmanouela first started rhythmic gymnastics as a five-years-old in Greece. Before her ninth birthday she had already won her first medal, a bronze at the Greek national championships. [2]
She and her family moved to Australia, as her mother is an Australian citizen, after her parents lost their jobs in consequence of an economic crisis. Within a year of her relocation Emmanouela was winning Australian championship medals as a junior. At the 2022 Australian junior titles, she won gold medals in ball, ribbon and team. [3]
In 2022 she was selected for the Australian national junior team. [4] In December 2023 she integrated the senior group of the Aspire club. In early 2024 the group won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2024 Aphrodite Cup. [5] In May they won two golds and one silver at the Sofia International Tournament, getting the chance to compete at the continental championships. [6] The Oceanian Championships were held in Budapest along the European ones, there Emmanouela, Jessica Weintraub, Liidia Iakovleva, Phoebe Learmont and Saskia Broedelet won gold in the All-Around, thus earning the chance to represent Australia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [7]
Emmanouela Frroku | |
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Country represented | ![]() |
Born | Amarousio, Greece | 31 July 2007
Hometown | Brisbane |
Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
Club | Aspire Gymnastics Academy |
Head coach(es) | Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan |
Emmanouela Frroku (born 31 July 2007) is an Australian-Greek rhythmic gymnast. [1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Emmanouela first started rhythmic gymnastics as a five-years-old in Greece. Before her ninth birthday she had already won her first medal, a bronze at the Greek national championships. [2]
She and her family moved to Australia, as her mother is an Australian citizen, after her parents lost their jobs in consequence of an economic crisis. Within a year of her relocation Emmanouela was winning Australian championship medals as a junior. At the 2022 Australian junior titles, she won gold medals in ball, ribbon and team. [3]
In 2022 she was selected for the Australian national junior team. [4] In December 2023 she integrated the senior group of the Aspire club. In early 2024 the group won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2024 Aphrodite Cup. [5] In May they won two golds and one silver at the Sofia International Tournament, getting the chance to compete at the continental championships. [6] The Oceanian Championships were held in Budapest along the European ones, there Emmanouela, Jessica Weintraub, Liidia Iakovleva, Phoebe Learmont and Saskia Broedelet won gold in the All-Around, thus earning the chance to represent Australia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [7]