Daria Atamanov (, ; born December 6, 2005) is an Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 European all-around Champion, and the 2023 World Championship all-around bronze medalist. She is also the 2022 European Championship silver medalist in hoop, clubs, ribbon, and the team bronze medalist. On a national level, she is the 2022 & 2024 Israeli National all-around champion and a two-time (2019, 2020) Israeli Junior National all-around champion. Atamanov represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's rhythmic individual all-around and came in fifth in her first Olympics.
Early life Before Atamanov was born, her parents emigrated from Uzbekistan to Israel. She was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish.Elizabeth Karpen (15 July 2024). "Meet the top Jewish athletes to watch at the Paris 2024 Olympics," Unpacked.Scott Bregman (September 14, 2022). "Rhythmic gymnast Daria Atamanov looks to cap breakout year with world title; The 16-year-old phenom from Israel will look to add World championships gold to European, World Games titles in 2022: "I can definitely say I have a higher level of confidence," she said," Olympics.com. She attended Tomshin High School.
Rhythmic gymnastics career Atamanov took up rhythmic gymnastics at age seven. She is coached by Ayelet Zussman and by Israeli former gymnast and 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Linoy Ashram.Lena Smirnova (August 22, 2023). "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2023: Atamanov, Varfolomeev, Nikolova and other rising stars of the sport," Olympics.com.ZK Goh and Ekaterina Kuznetsova (October 13, 2022). "European champion Daria Atamanov: Learning from Linoy Ashram and bouncing back from injury," Olympics.com. She trains at the Wingate Institute in Israel.
Her personal philosophy is, "I always have the same goal: to feel I gave it my all and put out the best performance on the carpet. My love for this sport is what inspires me the most. I just love it. It excites me and every time I'm on the carpet, I feel that fire inside."
Junior
2020: Junior European Champion During her junior career, Atamanov was the 2020 Junior European Champion in Kyiv, Ukraine, with clubs. She was also the silver medallist with rope and bronze medallist with ribbon, and she was fourth in the ball final. Atamanov also captured the highest all-around Junior score.
Senior
2022: European Champion In the 2022 season, Atamanov debuted in March as a senior, competing at the 2022 World Cup Athens in Greece. She won a silver medal in the all-around behind Italian Sofia Raffaeli, and in the apparatus finals, she won two gold medals (with hoop and ribbon) and two silver medals (with ball and clubs). She then competed at the 2022 World Cup Baku in Azerbaijan, where she achieved 4th place in the all-around final behind Italian Milena Baldassarri and won a gold medal with clubs and silver with ribbon.
At the 2022 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 18, Atamanov became the European all-around champion, beating out silver medal winner Bulgarian Boryana Kaleyn. She was the second Israeli gymnast to win the European title after Linoy Ashram.
On the same day, she also won a bronze medal in the team final along with her teammates Adi Asya Katz and the Israeli senior group. The next day, Atamanov won the silver medal in hoop and clubs, both behind Sofia Raffaeli, and another silver in ribbon behind Bulgarian Boryana Kaleyn. In July 2022, at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, Atamanov won the gold medal in ball and ribbon and the silver medal in clubs (behind Sofia Raffaeli).Larry Brook (July 19, 2022). "Israel has noteworthy top-15 overall finish at the World Games," Israel HaYom. She became the first-ever Israeli athlete to win a gold medal at the World Games.
In August 2022 Atamanov competed at the World Challenge Cup in Cluj Napoca, Romania, where she won the bronze medal in the all-around competition, gold with the ball, and silver with the clubs and the ribbon.
Atamanov was selected to compete at the 2022 World Championships in September 2022, taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria. However, she broke her left leg in warmups while doing a jump just before the qualifying round commenced. She did not compete again until 10 months later, in July 2023, at the Milan World Cup in Italy.
2023: Comeback from injury; Bronze in world championships In February 2023, Forbes Israel listed her on its "30 Under 30" list.
Atamanov made her comeback in July at the 2023 World Cup in Milan. She was fourth in the all-around. In September, at the 2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia, Spain, Atamanov finished 5th in the individual ball final and 7th with ribbon. In the all-around final, she won the bronze medal behind German gymnast Darja Varfolomeev and Sofia Raffaeli."World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2023: All final results and medals – complete list," Olympics.com, 27 August 2023.Rory Jiwani (August 26, 2023). "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2023: Darja Varfolomeev wins all-around final to sweep individual titles in Valencia," Olympics.com.
2024: Paris Olympics
In February 2024, she was given the "Outstanding Performance" award by the European Gymnastics Union.
In March 2024 at the FIG World Cup in Palaio Faliro in Athens, Greece, Atamanov placed 5th in the all-around final and qualified for the hoop and ball final. She finished 8th with hoop and ball. The next month, at the World Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Bulgarians Boryana Kaleyn and Stiliana Nikolova.Matthew Nagime (April 13, 2024). "Brazil qualifies for another final at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia 2024," Olympics.com. The next day, she won the hoop title, silver with ribbon, and bronze with ball.
At the inaugural edition of the 2024 European Cup, she won the bronze medal in the all-around. On May 22-26, she represented Israel at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Together with Daniela Munits and the senior group, she won the bronze medal in the team competition. She took 19th place in the all-around and qualified to two apparatus finals. She was 7th in hoop and 8th in the ribbon final.
Atamanov represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the rhythmic individual all-around at 18 years of age. She qualified for the final, where she came in fifth all-around and was third in her best routine with the ribbon, in which she performed to Gad Elbaz's "Shir Lemaalot"."Israel's Daria Atamanov advances to final in Olympic rhythmic gymnastics," The Jerusalem Post.Amy Spiro (August 8, 2024). "Israel’s Daria Atamanov secures spot in Olympic rhythmic gymnastics final," The Times of Israel.Amy Spiro (August 9, 2024). "Israeli rhythmic gymnast Atamanov finishes 5th in individual run; team heads to finals," The Times of Israel.
On November 26, the Israeli gymnastics federation confirmed Atamanov's retirement from competitive sport. However, the next year, on August 25, 2025, it was announced that she had returned to training.
Routine music information YearApparatusMusic title2026Hoop BallL'enfant Et La Mer by Scylla and Sofiane PamartClubsRibbon2024Hoop Clash by Scylla & Sofiane PamartBall Summertime (from Porgy & Bess) by Raphael GualazziClubsTribe by Kim VieraRibbonשיר למעלות by Gad Elbaz2023HoopEye of the Storm by TarjaBallCucurrucucú Paloma by Silvia Perez Cruz & Raul FernandezClubsLet's Get Loud by Camila Cabello, Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel, Cinderella CastRibbonMy Nocturnal Serenade by Yohio2022HoopThe Christ Trilogy by HAVASIBallVoila by Barbara PraviClubsWings by Little MixRibbonHydrology by Glenn Morrison2021HoopThe Christ Trilogy by HAVASIBallOeroun Baljaguk (Main Title) by Ryo YoshimataClubsDo Something Crazy by OutasightRibbonDov'è l'amore by Cher2020Rope100 Rat Dash by Michael GiacchinoBallOeroun Baljaguk (Main Title) by Ryo YoshimataClubsDo Something Crazy by OutasightRibbonDov'è l'amore by Cher
Competitive highlights (Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)
International: Senior Year EventAATeamHoopBallClubsRibbon2024Olympic Games 5thWorld Challenge Cup Cluj-Napoca3rd1st5th3rd7thEuropean Championships Budapest19th3rd7th15th (Q)29th (Q)8thEuropean Cup Baku3rd5th (Q)7th (Q)3rd (Q)6th (Q)World Cup Sofia3rd1st3rd12th (Q)2nd2023World Championships Valencia3rd4th17th (Q)5th10th (Q)7th World Cup Milan6th5th21st (Q)8th10th (Q)2022World Challenge Cup Cluj- Napoca3rd7th1st2nd2ndMaccabiah Games1st1st1st1st1stWorld Games 20226th1st2nd1stEuropean Championships Tel Aviv1st3rd2nd23rd (Q)2nd2ndWorld Cup Baku4th9th (Q)7th1st2ndWorld Cup Athens2nd1st2nd2nd1st International: JuniorYearEventAATeamRopeBallClubsRibbon2020 Junior European Championships 2nd2nd4th1st3rd National Year EventAATeamHoopBallClubsRibbon2022Israeli Championships1st Q = Qualifications (did not advance to event final due to the 2 gymnasts per country rule, only Top 8 highest score); WR = World Record; WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; OC = Out of Competition (competed but scores not counted for qualifications/results), DNS = Did Not Start, DNF = Did Not Finish
See also List of select Jewish gymnasts List of medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior European Championships List of medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
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