34 Facts About Linoy Ashram

Linoy Ashram is a retired Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast.

Linoy Ashram is the 2020 Olympic All-around Champion, the 2018 World All-around silver medalist, two-time World All-around bronze medalist, the 2020 European All-around champion, and the 2019 European Games All-around silver medalist.

Linoy Ashram is the third Israeli athlete and first Israeli woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport, and the first Israeli rhythmic gymnast to win an Olympic medal.

Linoy Ashram became the first rhythmic gymnast from outside a post-Soviet republic to win a gold medal at an Olympics where former Soviet states participated.

Linoy Ashram was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to Israeli-born parents of both Yemeni Jewish and Greek Jewish descent.

Linoy Ashram's father Oren is a standing army soldier in the IDF, whereas her mother Hedva is a kindergarten teacher assistant.

Linoy Ashram has an older sister, Chen, an older brother, Idan, and a younger sister, Hila.

In November 2017, at the age of 18, Linoy Ashram enrolled in the Israel Defense Forces as a soldier, where she worked as an administrative assistant.

Linoy Ashram had an honorable discharge in December 2019 after serving her mandatory enlistment.

In 2014, Linoy Ashram started her season competing in the 2014 Miss Valentine Cup in Tartu, Estonia, then in the junior division at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix where she finished 9th in the all-around; following her placement she earned a qualification for Israel to compete for the Youth Olympic Games.

Linoy Ashram competed in the World Cup series Pesaro, and in Tashkent where she won silver medal in clubs and hoop.

Linoy Ashram then competed at the World Cup in Sofia, where she finished 4th in all-around.

Linoy Ashram went on to represent Israel at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, where she finished 5th in all-around finals behind Romania's Ana Luiza Filiorianu.

Linoy Ashram was the flag bearer of the closing ceremony in the Youth Olympic Games.

In November, Linoy Ashram won the all-around gold at the 2014 JGP Final in Innsbruck, Austria, ahead of Moldova's Nicoleta Dulgheru.

Linoy Ashram won the all-around bronze at the Yoldyz Cup International in Kazan, Russia.

Linoy Ashram became the second-youngest Grand Prix Final medalist since Yanina Batyrchina.

In November, Linoy Ashram won the all-around gold at the 2015 Happy Cup in Asker, Norway, ahead of Moldova's Nicoleta Dulgheru.

Linoy Ashram began her season competing at the 2016 Grand Prix Moscow, finishing 16th in the all-around and qualifying for the hoop, ball, and ribbon finals.

At the 30th Thiais Grand Prix event in Paris, Linoy Ashram finished 8th in the all-around with a total of 71.100 points; she qualified for three apparatus finals.

Linoy Ashram won the all-around silver medal at the 2016 Israeli Championships behind Victoria Veinberg Filanovsky.

Linoy Ashram competed at the 2017 Grand Prix Moscow, finishing 6th in the all-around and qualifying for all the apparatus finals; she won bronze in clubs, placed 4th in ball, and 5th in hoop and ribbon.

Linoy Ashram then competed at the 2017 Tashkent World Cup, finishing 8th in the all-around and qualified for three apparatus finals, taking bronze in hoop, and finishing 6th in ball and 5th in clubs.

Linoy Ashram was the overall 2018 World Cup Series all-around winner based on her results in Sofia, Pesaro, and Tashkent.

Linoy Ashram competed at the Sofia World Cup, winning silver in the all around behind Alexandra Soldatova and in the apparatus finals she won gold in hoop and clubs, and bronze in ball and ribbon.

Linoy Ashram did not participate in the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, in Baku, Azerbaijan, due to injury.

In June 2019, Linoy Ashram competed at the European Games, in Minsk, Belarus, winning gold in ball and clubs, and silver in ribbon and all-around.

Linoy Ashram finally competed at the 2019 World Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics, in Baku, Azerbaiyan, her most successful.

Linoy Ashram helped the Israeli team to win its first silver team medal she won a bronze with ball and in the All-Around and silver with hoop, clubs and ribbon.

Linoy Ashram narrowly beat Alina Harnasko, her Belarusian competitor in the all-around competition with a total score of 100.9.

Linoy Ashram won 5 gold medal in the all-around individual, hoop, clubs, ribbon and ball on the Grand Prix Tel Aviv.

On 7 August 2021, Linoy Ashram competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Linoy Ashram won the gold medal in the rhythmic individual all-around competition.

Linoy Ashram has one eponymous skill listed in the code of points, a 180 degree turn on the stomach with the legs held in a stag split position with help from a hand or arm.