Alexandra Aristoteli (born 24 May 1997)[2] is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Alexandra Aristoteli | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Lexy |
| Country represented |  Australia |
| Born | 24 May 1997 Bankstown, New South Wales[1] |
| Residence | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Club | Premier Gymnastics Academy |
| Head coach(es) | Gina Peluso |
Career edit
Aristoteli began ballet when she was four years old because her mother, Maria Aristoteli, is the director of Queensland Dance and Performing Arts. She began training full-time in ballet when she was fifteen years old and spent months training in the United States at the Houston Ballet Academy and the Miami City Ballet School.[3][1]
Aristoteli began competing with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group in 2018. At the 2018 World Championships, the group finished twenty-ninth in the all-around.[4]
Aristoteli won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Emily Abbot, Alannah Mathews, Himeka Onoda, and Felicity White.[5] They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics.[6] They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Aristoteli Alexandra". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Aristoteli Alexandra". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Alexandra Aristoteli". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "36th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Biggest Australian Olympic Gymnastics team since Tokyo 1964 selected for Tokyo 2020". Gymnastics Australia. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Smith, Erin (15 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2021: Dedicated Aussies find rhythm to become trailblazers in their chosen field". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.