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Tonya Paulsson

Tonya Paulsson (born 28 August 2003) is a Swedish artistic gymnast. She is the 2019 and 2020 Swedish National Champion and she represented Sweden at the 2018 Youth Olympics where she was part of the Mixed NOC team who won bronze in the mixed multi-discipline team competition.

Tonya Paulsson
Paulsson at the 2018 Youth Olympics
Personal information
Country represented Sweden
Born (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 20)
Malmö, Sweden
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2016–Present (SWE)
ClubGK Motus-Salto
Head coach(es)Janie Ahlstrom / Frederic Pierreville
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Sweden
Nordic Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Reykjavik Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Oslo Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2018 Farum Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 2018 Farum Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Farum All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Oslo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Farum Balance Beam
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

Early life edit

Paulsson was born in Malmö in 2003.[1] She began gymnastics in 2010.[2]

Junior gymnastics career edit

2016 edit

Paulsson competed at the Unni & Haralds Trophy in Oslo where she finished fourth in the all-around but won gold on uneven bars.[3] The following month Paulsson competed at the Nordic Championships where she was limited to only competing on the uneven bars due to a knee injury. Despite the injury she helped Sweden finish first in the junior division.[4] She next competed at the Swedish National Championships. She once again only competed on uneven bars but managed to finish first amongst the juniors.[5]

2017 edit

Paulsson competed at a team selection competition for the 2017 Junior Nordic Championships where she placed first in the all-around ahead of Jessica Castles and she also recorded the highest scores on vault and uneven bars.[6] At the Junior Nordic Championships Paulsson helped Sweden finish in third place. Individually she finished sixteenth in the all-around but won gold on uneven bars.[7] In June she competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where she helped Sweden finish ninth.[8]

In late June Paulsson competed at the Swedish National Championships where she won silver in the all-around behind Ida Staafgård, silver on vault behind Castles, gold on uneven bars, bronze on balance beam behind Staafgård and Castles, and fourth on floor exercise.[9] In November Paulsson competed at the Swedish Cup where she finished first amongst the juniors. During event finals she finished second on vault, first on uneven bars, third on balance beam, and fifth on floor exercise.[10] She ended the season competing at the Top Gym Tournament where she finished tenth in the team competition, seventeenth in the all-around, thirteenth on vault, sixth on uneven bars.[11]

2018 edit

Paulsson competed at the Youth Olympic Qualifier[12] where she finished in twelfth place and qualified Sweden for a spot at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[13] She next competed at the Nordic Championships where she helped Sweden finish second behind Norway. Individually she won silver in the all-around behind Mari Kanter of Norway, gold on uneven bars, and bronze on floor exercise. She finished sixth on balance beam.[14] She next competed at the Swedish National Championships where she placed first in the all-around, on uneven bars, on balance beam, and on floor exercise.[15] Paulsson competed at the European Championships but failed to qualify for any event finals. Paulsson was selected to represent Sweden at the 2018 Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires.[16] While there she qualified for the all-around and uneven bars finals.[17] During the all-around final she placed seventh.[18] During the uneven bars final she once again placed seventh.

 
Floor Qualification
 
All-Around Final
 
Uneven Bars Final
 
Mixed Multi-Discipline Team
Paulsson at the 2018 Youth Olympics

Senior gymnastics career edit

2019 edit

Paulsson turned senior in 2019. She competed at the Swedish National Championships where she won gold in all-around and silver on uneven bars behind Jonna Adlerteg.[19] She next competed at the Heerenveen Friendly where she finished seventeenth in the all-around. She ended the season competing at the Mälar Cup where she finished second behind Alva Eriksson in the all-around and on floor exercise. Additionally she tied for second with Eriksson on uneven bars behind Iida Haapala. She finished first on balance beam.[20]

2020 edit

In October Paulsson competed at the Swedish National Championships where she was able to retain her national title from the previous year. Additionally she won gold on balance beam and floor exercise and won silver on uneven bars behind Jonna Adlerteg.[21]

2021 edit

Paulsson competed at the European Championships where she qualified to the all-around final; she placed 14th. In September Paulsson was selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Nathalie Westlund and Jennifer Williams.[22]

Competitive history edit

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016 Unni & Haralds Trophy 4  
Nordic Championships  
National Championships  
2017 Nordic Team Selections  
Nordic Championships   16  
FIT Team Challenge 9
Swedish Championships         4
Swedish Cup         5
Top Gym Tournament 10 17 13 6
2018 Youth Olympic Qualifier 12
Nordic Championships         6
Swedish Championships        
Youth Olympic Games  [a] 7 7
Senior
2019 National Championships    
Heerenveen Friendly 17
Mälar Cup        
2020 National Championships        
2021
European Championships 14
Osijek Challenge Cup 7 5
FIT Challenge 7 31
World Championships 35
2022
European Championships 26
World Championships 18
2023
European Championships 10 14
  1. ^ The teams were randomly assigned with gymnasts from different countries and disciplines

References edit

  1. ^ "Tonya Paulsson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
  2. ^ "Tonya Paulsson FIG profile". FIG.
  3. ^ "2016 Unni and Haralds Trophy Results". The Gymternet. April 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Finland, Iceland top medals at Nordic Championships". The Gymternet. May 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Torres defends national title in Sweden". The Gymternet. May 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "2017 Swedish Junior Selection Results". The Gymternet. May 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "2017 Nordic Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 FIT Challenge Results". The Gymternet. June 13, 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 Swedish Championships Results". The Gymternet. June 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "2017 Swedish Cup Results". The Gymternet. November 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "2017 Top Gym Tournament Results". The Gymternet. November 29, 2017.
  12. ^ "Tonya Paulsson klar för kval till Youth Olympic Games". Svensk Gymnastik (in Swedish). May 21, 2018.
  13. ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Qualifier Results". The Gymternet. June 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "2018 Nordic Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 6, 2018.
  15. ^ "2018 Swedish Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "Tonya Paulsson uttagen till Youth Olympic Games". Svensk Gymnastik (in Swedish). August 6, 2018.
  17. ^ "Lagbrons och ny finalplats för Tonya". Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish). October 11, 2018.
  18. ^ "Jätteskräll av Tonya Paulsson på Ungdoms-OS i Buenos Aires". Svensk Gymnastik (in Swedish). October 13, 2018.
  19. ^ "2019 Swedish Championships results". The Gymternet. July 4, 2019.
  20. ^ "2019 Malar Cup Results". The Gymternet. November 6, 2019.
  21. ^ "2020 Swedish Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 11, 2020.
  22. ^ "Klart vilka som kommer tävla i VM i artistisk gymnastik". Swedish Gymnastics (in Swedish). September 20, 2021.

External links edit

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