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Soňa Artamonova

Soňa Artamonova (born 9 October 2007) is a Russian-born Czech artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she qualified as an individual to the 2024 Summer Olympics, representing the Czech Republic. She won a gold medal on the floor exercise at the 2023 Szombathely World Challenge Cup.

Soňa Artamonova
Alternative name(s)Soňa Artamonová
Country represented Czech Republic
Born (2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 17)
Murmansk, Russia[1]
Training locationBrno, Czech Republic
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2021 – present
ClubTJ Sokol Brno[2]
Head coach(es)Katerina Janeckova
Medal record
Artistic gymnastics
Representing  Czech Republic
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 0 0

Early life

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Artamonova was born in 2007 in Murmansk, Russia.[1] She has lived in the Czech Republic since she was seven years old.[3] She started training in ballet when she was five years old. Two years later, her ballet teacher encouraged her to build muscle, so her mother took her to gymnastics classes, and she eventually stopped ballet.[3]

Junior career

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Artamonova finished 12th in the junior division at the 2021 Czech Championships.[4] Later that year, she made her international debut at the Hanspeter Demetz Memorial in Innsbruck, Austria. She won the all-around silver medal.[5] Then at the 2021 Olympic Hopes Cup in Liberec, she helped the Czech Republic B team win the bronze medal. She individually placed fifth in the all-around and sixth in the uneven bars event final.[6]

At the 2022 Czech Championships, Artamonova won the silver medal in the all-around. Then in the event finals, she won silver on balance beam and floor exercise and bronze on uneven bars, and she placed fourth on the vault.[7] She then won the junior all-around gold medal at the 2022 Austrian Team Challenge and helped the Czech team place second.[8] At the European Youth Olympic Festival, she helped the Czech team place seventh. Individually, she placed 17th in the all-around and seventh in the balance beam final.[9] Then at the European Championships, she contributed toward the Czech team's sixth-place finish, and she placed 18th in the individual all-around.[10][11] The final event of her junior career was the 2022 Vera Caslavska Grand Prix where she won the all-around silver medal and the team gold medal.[12]

Senior career

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Artamonova became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2023. She competed at the European Championships where the Czech team placed 13th.[13] Then at her first senior Czech Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around. Then in the event finals, she won the titles on the balance beam and floor exercise and the bronze medal on the vault.[14] She won the all-around bronze medal at the Linz Friendly and helped the Czech team place second behind Austria.[15]

Artamonova made her FIG World Cup debut at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup and won the gold medal on the floor exercise.[16] Then at the World Championships, she helped the Czech team place 21st.[17] Individually, she finished 47th in the all-around with a total score of 50.032.[18] This result earned an individual berth as the 12th highest-placing eligible gymnast.[19][17] Her final event of the year was the Sokol Grand Prix where she won the mixed-pairs event with partner Ondrej Kalny.[20] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she finished 46th in the all-around, placing 61st on uneven bars, 38th on balance beam, and 62nd on floor exercise.[21]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021 Czech Championships 12
Hanspeter Demetz Memorial  
Olympic Hopes Cup   5 6
2022 Czech Championships  
Austrian Team Challenge    
European Youth Olympic Festival 7 17 7
European Championships 6 18
Vera Caslavska Grand Prix    
Senior
2023
European Championships 13
Czech Championships        
Linz Friendly    
Szombathely World Challenge Cup  
World Championships 47
Sokol Grand Prix  
2024
Olympic Games 46

References

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  1. ^ a b "Soňa Artamonova". Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Artamonova Sona - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Externí, Autor (19 November 2023). "Na balet jí chyběly svaly. Teď sportovní gymnastka Artamonová míří do Paříže" [She lacked the muscles for ballet. Now gymnast Artamonová is heading to Paris]. Brněnský Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 June 2021). "2021 Czech Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 October 2021). "2021 Hanspeter Demetz Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 November 2021). "2021 Olympic Hopes Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 June 2022). "2022 Czech Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 June 2022). "2022 Austrian Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  9. ^ "European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 Artistic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Artistic Gymnastic Women Juniors Qualification Team Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Artistic Gymnastic Women Juniors Qualification All-Around Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 November 2022). "2022 Vera Caslavska Grand Prix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  13. ^ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  14. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 June 2023). "2023 Czech Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 August 2023). "2023 Linz Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  16. ^ "A new Hungarian generation rises in Szombathely". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Sportovní gymnastka Artamonová bude závodit na olympiádě v Paříži. Mistrovství světa ovládla Bilesová" [Sports gymnast Artamonová will compete at the Olympics in Paris. Biles dominated the world championship]. iROZHLAS (in Czech). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  18. ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 October 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Rendez-vous Paris 2024: See who qualified to the women's team competition!". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  20. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 November 2023). "2023 Sokol Grand Prix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  21. ^ "ARTAMONOVA Sona - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
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