Karina Lykhvar
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קרינה ליחבר | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Karina Lykhvar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1998 Romny, Ukraine[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Israel (2024-2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Vigdorchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karina Lykhvar (Hebrew: קרינה ליחבר; born 11 December 1998) is a retired Israeli female rhythmic gymnast. She's a two-time (2014, 2016) European Group All-Around bronze medalist and the 2015 European Games Group All-Around silver medalist. She retired in 2016, after competing in the 2016 Olympic Games.
Career
She took up gymnastics at age seven, and began competing three years later in 2008.
Karina has won a total of two bronze medals, as a member of the national squad, at the European Championships (2014 and 2016),[3] and eventually competed alongside her teammates Yuval Filo, Alona Koshevatskiy, Ekaterina Levina, and Ida Mayrin at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, finishing outside of medals in the group all-around final with a sixth-place score of 34.549.[4][5][6]
Since the beginning of 2022, she resides in Los Angeles, California and works as a coach at Burlo Gymnastics club.
References
- ^ "Karina Lykhvar FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Karina Lykhvar". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Sinai, Allon (20 June 2016). "Israel wins gold and silver at European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Holon". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Israel rhythmic gymnastics team misses out on medals in Rio". Times of Israel. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
External links
- Karina Lykhvar at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Karina Lykhvar at Olympics.com
- Karina Lykhvar at Olympedia
- Karina Lykhvar at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- Karina Lykhvar on Instagram