Jessica Weintraub | |
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Country represented | ![]() |
Born | St Kilda East, Victoria | 20 March 2007
Hometown | Melbourne |
Residence | Brisbane |
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
Level | International Elite |
Club | Aspire Gymnastics Academy |
Head coach(es) | Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan |
Jessica Weintraub (born 20 March 2007) is an Australian rhythmic gymnast. [1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Weintraub was born in East St Kilda, Australia, and is Jewish. [1] [2] She and her family relocated to Brisbane from Melbourne when she was 14, so that she could join Aspire Gymnastics Academy to pursue her career in rhythmic gymnastics. At first she was focused in being successful as an individual gymnast, winning medals at nationals. [3]
She began competing with the Aspire Gymnastics Academy rhythmic gymnastics group in 2023. [4] The group placed fifth in the all-around at the Tashkent World Cup. [5] Additionally, they finished seventh in the 5 hoops final and sixth in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final. [6] They won a silver medal in the group all-around at the Australian Championships. The Aspire group was not selected for the 2023 World Championships, and their appeal to the National Sports Tribunal was dismissed. [7]
Weintraub and the Aspire group won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2024 Aphrodite Cup. [8] In May they won two golds and one silver at the Sofia International Tournament, getting the chance to compete at the continental championships. [9] The Oceanian Championships were held in Budapest along the European ones, there Jessica, Phoebe Learmont, Liidia Iakovleva, Emmanouela Frroku and Saskia Broedelet won gold in the All-Around, thus earning the chance to represent Australia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [10]
Jessica Weintraub | |
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Country represented | ![]() |
Born | St Kilda East, Victoria | 20 March 2007
Hometown | Melbourne |
Residence | Brisbane |
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
Level | International Elite |
Club | Aspire Gymnastics Academy |
Head coach(es) | Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan |
Jessica Weintraub (born 20 March 2007) is an Australian rhythmic gymnast. [1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Weintraub was born in East St Kilda, Australia, and is Jewish. [1] [2] She and her family relocated to Brisbane from Melbourne when she was 14, so that she could join Aspire Gymnastics Academy to pursue her career in rhythmic gymnastics. At first she was focused in being successful as an individual gymnast, winning medals at nationals. [3]
She began competing with the Aspire Gymnastics Academy rhythmic gymnastics group in 2023. [4] The group placed fifth in the all-around at the Tashkent World Cup. [5] Additionally, they finished seventh in the 5 hoops final and sixth in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final. [6] They won a silver medal in the group all-around at the Australian Championships. The Aspire group was not selected for the 2023 World Championships, and their appeal to the National Sports Tribunal was dismissed. [7]
Weintraub and the Aspire group won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2024 Aphrodite Cup. [8] In May they won two golds and one silver at the Sofia International Tournament, getting the chance to compete at the continental championships. [9] The Oceanian Championships were held in Budapest along the European ones, there Jessica, Phoebe Learmont, Liidia Iakovleva, Emmanouela Frroku and Saskia Broedelet won gold in the All-Around, thus earning the chance to represent Australia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [10]