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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. Life and careerKallemaa 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 EstoniaKallemaa represented Estonia internationally from 2013 until 2018. 2016 Summer Olympics CycleKallemaa 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 CycleIn 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 Canada2020 Summer Olympics CycleIn 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 CycleIn 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
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