Irina Kikkas

Irina Kikkas
Born (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 40)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented Estonia
ClubSpordiklubi Velar (EST)
Head coach(es)Larissa Gorbunova
ChoreographerVera Bondarenko

Irina Kikkas (born July 22, 1984 in Tallinn) is an Estonian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She had her highest placement finishing 12th in All-around at the 2001 World Championships. She finished 16th in All-around at the 2008 European Championships. She represented Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for her nation's official debut in the rhythmic individual all-around competition. Kikkas placed twentieth in the qualifying round of the competition, with a total score of 62.775; therefore, she did not advance into the final round.[2] Since 2009 she started her couch career by opening her own club named “Irina Kikkas Gymnastic Club”.[3]

Education

1992 - 2000 Tallinn Õismäe general gymnasium. 2000 - 2003 Tallinn Õismäe Russian Lyceum (gold medal); 2003 - 2006 Tallinn University - Bachelor - specialty: choreography. 2006 - ... Tallinn University - Master - specialty: choreographer.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Kikkas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Irina Kikkase Võimlemisklubi". Irina Kikkase. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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