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Carmel Kallemaa

Carmel Kallemaa (born 8 October 1997) is an Estonian-born Canadian rhythmic gymnast. She is a Commonwealth Games champion and a Pan American Championships medalist.

Carmel Kallemaa
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Former countries represented Estonia
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26)
Tartu, Estonia
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2019-
ClubGlimmer Athletic Club
Head coach(es)Janika Mölder
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Ribbon
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rio de Janeiro All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Team
Pacific Rim Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Cali Team

Life and career edit

Kallemaa was born in Tartu, Estonia. She moved to Ontario, Canada with her family in 2013. Her mother is gymnast Janika Mölder.[1] Kallemaa took up rhythmic gymnastics at age two.[2]

Competing for Estonia edit

Kallemaa represented Estonia internationally from 2013 until 2018.

2016 Summer Olympics Cycle edit

Kallemaa competed at the 2013 World Games, finishing 16th with ball and clubs, and 18th with hoop.[2] In May 2014, she competed at the Koop Cup in Canada.[3] At the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, she ranked 43rd all-around, after competing with ball, hoop and clubs.[2] Alongside Viktoria Bogdanova and Olga Bogdanova Koop, she contributed to team Estonia's 16th place finish. In 2015, she competed at the Budapest World Cup Category B in all four apparatus and the all-around, finishing 38th.[2] At the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, she ranked 58th all-around, competing with ball, clubs and ribbon.[2] Again, her teammates were Viktoria Bogdanova and Olga Bogdanova Koop, and they placed 18th as a team. In 2016, at the Olympic Test Event, Kallemaa placed 23rd in qualification.[2] At the Baku World Cup Category B, she was ranked 20th all-around.[2]

2020 Summer Olympics Cycle edit

In 2017, at the Guadalajara World Challenge Cup, Kallemaa ranked 22nd in the all-around qualification.[2] At the 2018 Guadalajara World Challenge Cup, she was 23rd all-around.[2]

In December 2018 the International Gymnastics Federation approved her request to switch nationality from Estonia to Canada.

Competing for Canada edit

2020 Summer Olympics Cycle edit

In 2019 Kallemaa competed as a member of Canada's rhythmic gymnastics group.[4] In May at the Guadalajara World Challenge Cup, the group finished 11th.[5] Part of Canada's group at the 2019 Pan American Games,[1][6] Kallemaa finished off the podium.[7] In September at the World Championships in Baku, the group was 20th in the all-around.[8]

2024 Summer Olympics Cycle edit

In 2021, Kallemaa returned to individual competition.[9] At the 2021 Virtual Elite Canada in March, Kallemaa won the senior all-around title.[9]

In January 2022, Kallemaa was named as an individual national team member.[10] At the Rhythmic Gymnastics Canadian Championships in May 2022, Kallemaa competed as a group gymnast, winning gold.[11] At the 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Kallemaa competed as an individual gymnast and won bronze medals in the team,[12] individual all-around and clubs events.[13] She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal in the team all-around event alongside teammates Tatiana Cocsanova and Suzanna Shahbazian,[14] a silver medal in the clubs event[15] and bronze medals in the hoop[16] and ribbon events.[17][18][19]

At the 2023 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, Kallemaa won team bronze alongside teammates Tatiana Cocsanova and Suzana Shahbazian.[20] She was sixth with clubs,[21] seventh with ribbon,[22] eighth all-around[23] and with hoop.[24]

Routine music information edit

Year Apparatus Music title
2024 Hoop
Ball Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia by Aram Khachaturian, Feel This Moment by Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera
Clubs Money, Money, Money (from Mamma Mia!) by Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski
Ribbon La Bamba (song) by Ritchie Valens
2023 Hoop Suite No. 1: Les Toréadors (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
Ball Clair de lune (story told by Carmel Kallemaa) by Claude Debussy
Clubs Does Your Mother Know (from Mamma Mia!) by Christine Baranski, Philip Michael
Ribbon (first) New York, New York (FWB Remix) by Ray Quinn (Friends with Benefits OST)
Ribbon (second) La Bamba (song) by Ritchie Valens
2022 Hoop (first) Sugar Plum Raid by Benjamin Wallfisch
Hoop (second) Suite No. 1: Les Toréadors (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
Ball Just The Way You Are by Barry White
Clubs Super Trouper (from Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) by Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski
Ribbon New York, New York (FWB Remix) by Ray Quinn (Friends with Benefits OST)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Carmel Kallemaa". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Carmel Kallemaa". FIG Athlete profile. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Koop Cup 2014 and Four Continents AGG Championships | Gymnastics Ontario". www.gymnasticsontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  4. ^ "Gymnastics Canada Announces 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team Group". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  5. ^ "Strong performances for Canadian rhythmic gymnasts at World Challenge Cup in Spain". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  6. ^ "Canadian gymnastics teams named for 2019 Pan American Games in Lima". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. ^ "Garcia Captures Silver in Clubs to Close out Pan Am Games Rhythmic Competition". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. ^ "2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships wrap-up in Azerbaijan". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  9. ^ a b "Carmel Kallemaa captures first senior all-around title at 2021 Virtual Elite Canada in Rhythmic Gymnastics". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  10. ^ "News | Gymnastics Canada". www.gymcan.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  11. ^ "News | Gymnastics Canada". www.gymcan.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  12. ^ "Griskenas delivers leading all-around performance as U.S. claims team gold at Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Carmel Kallemaa awarded senior third all-around at the 2022 Pan American Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". www.gymcan.org. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Canada crowned Rhythmic Gymnastics champions". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Clubs results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Hoop results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Ribbon results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  18. ^ sydneywray (2022-08-07). "2022 Commonwealth Games: Canada captures 17 medals on Day 9". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  19. ^ "News | Gymnastics Canada". www.gymcan.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  20. ^ Orlando, Alexandra (2023-06-12). "BRAZIL DOMINATES THE PAN AMERICAN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP". Panam Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  21. ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  22. ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  23. ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  24. ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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