| Ayelet Zussman | |
| Native Name: | איילת זוסמן |
| Native Name Lang: | hr |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1979 |
| Nationality: | Israeli |
| Alma Mater: | Ruppin Academic Center |
| Occupation: | Head coach of the Israeli Rhythmic Gymnastics |
| Known For: | Trainer of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Hapoel Rishon LeZion club and coach of multiple European/World medalists and Linoy Ashram 2020 Olympic champion |
2024 Paris olympic games coach Silver medalist.
Ayelet Zussman (Hebrew: איילת זוסמן, born 27 March 1979) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnastics coach and formerly a gymnast, she was champion of Israel in 1994.
Ayelet took her first steps in the world of rhythmic gymnastics when she was 6 years old. She trained for a year under former Israeli national team coach Ilanit Lazar and then went to Irina Vigdorchik as Ilanit left the country.[1]
In 1994, at the age of 15, she became the champion of Israel, she could not repeat her achievement a year later due to a back injury and at the age of 17 she decided to end her career as an athlete.[2] She served as a physical training officer in the general staff of the Israeli Army. At the end of military service, Ayelet was asked to remain in the army with a contract ready, but she decided to return to gymnastics, this time as a coach.
A graduate of the Ruppin Academic Center, she has a bachelor's degree in business administration and sports management.[3]
Since 2009, she has been the coach of Linoy Ashram, a multiple winner of World and European Championships,[4] as well as the Tokyo Olympic champion.[5] And a choreographer for Neta Rivkin, and the rhythmic gymnastics' group.[6]
After her achievement in Tokyo she's been appointed as the head coach of the Israeli rhythmic gymnastics team until 2028,[7] meaning Zussman is currently not only coaching the nation's top individuals, like Daria Atamanov the 2022 European champion,[8] but the group as well[9] after Vigdorchik went to train the Russian team.[10]