1. Teja Belak was born on 22 April 1994 and is a Slovenian artistic gymnast who represented Slovenia at the 2016 Olympic Games.
43 Facts About Teja Belak
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Teja Belak primarily competes on the FIG World Cup circuit.
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Teja Belak lived across the street from a gym and took up the sport when she was six years old.
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Teja Belak made her senior debut at the Cottbus World Cup where she finished sixth.
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Teja Belak next competed in Doha where she finished fifth.
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Teja Belak made her first podium by winning gold at the Maribor World Cup held in her home country of Slovenia.
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Teja Belak ended the season competing in Stuttgart but she failed to qualify to the vault final when she finished 13th in qualification.
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In 2011 Teja Belak didn't compete for the first half of the year.
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Teja Belak next competed at the Osijek World Cup where she placed sixth.
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Teja Belak ended the season competing at the Ostrava World Cup where she won silver behind Maksyuta.
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In 2012 Teja Belak made her debut at the Doha World Cup where she won bronze on vault behind Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland and Nadine Jarosch of Germany.
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In May Teja Belak competed at the 2012 European Championships where she finished 11th on vault during qualifications and was the third reserve for the final.
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In June Teja Belak competed at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin.
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Teja Belak began the 2014 season competing at the Cottbus World Cup.
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Teja Belak ended the season competing at the Anadia World Cup where she won gold on vault and silver on balance beam.
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Teja Belak began the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she won the bronze medal on vault behind Oksana Chusovitina and compatriot Tjasa Kysselef.
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Teja Belak competed at the European Championships where she qualified to the vault final in seventh place and placed 32nd on uneven bars.
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Teja Belak won the silver medal on vault at the Varna World Cup, behind Chusovitina.
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Teja Belak placed 58th in the all-around during qualifications and 15th on vault; she did not qualify for any individual event finals.
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Teja Belak began the season competing at the Doha World Cup where she won silver on vault behind Giulia Steingruber.
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Teja Belak next competed in Cottbus where she placed seventh on vault and eighth on balance beam.
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Teja Belak finished 52nd in the all-around and qualified as an individual to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Teja Belak finished the season competing at the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Teja Belak competed at the 2017 World Cups Baku and Doha, earning bronze on vault at both.
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Teja Belak spent the remainder of the season competing in the World Cup series, earning bronze medals in Koper and Varna and finished eighth in Osijek.
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Teja Belak began the 2018 season competing at the World Cups in Baku and Doha, finishing sixth and eighth on vault respectively.
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Teja Belak helped Slovenia finish sixth in the team final.
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Teja Belak was selected to represent Slovenia at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
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Teja Belak finished 16th on vault and did not qualify to the event final.
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Teja Belak ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup, which was the first World Cup event to be used to accumulate points towards qualification to the 2020 Olympic Games.
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Teja Belak began the season competing at the Baku and Doha World Cups but did not qualify for any event finals.
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Teja Belak next competed at the Osijek and Koper Challenge Cups where she won gold and silver on vault respectively.
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The all-around competition was used as Olympic qualification for individuals; Teja Belak placed 144th and did not qualify to the 2020 Olympic Games.
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Teja Belak ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she finished second on vault behind Yu Linmin of China.
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Teja Belak competed at the 2020 Melbourne World Cup where she placed seventh on vault.
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Teja Belak next competed at the Baku World Cup, qualifying to the vault final in first place.
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Teja Belak returned to competition in March where she competed at the 2022 Cairo World Cup, less than a year after giving birth.
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Teja Belak was the first reserve on balance beam but received a 0 on her first vault and did not qualify for the final.
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Teja Belak next competed at the Baku World Cup where she qualified to the vault final in second place.
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Teja Belak ended the season competing at the 2022 World Championships where she finished 15th on vault during qualifications.
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Teja Belak intended to compete at the 2024 European Championships less than a eight months after giving birth.
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Teja Belak returned to competition in 2025, competing at numerous World Cups.
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Teja Belak won gold in Cottbus, sharing a podium with compatriot Tjasa Kysselef and fellow mother Oksana Chusovitina.