Monica Rokhman Explained

Monica Rokhman
Birth Date:27 May 1997
Birth Place:Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.
Hometown:Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in
Discipline:RG
Level:Senior International Elite
Club:North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics
Retired:2016
Show-Medals:yes

Monica Rokhman (born May 27, 1997) is an American group rhythmic gymnast.

Rokhman was raised in San Diego, California,[1] and represents the United States at international competitions. She competed at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.[2] At the 2015 World Championships, the American team finished in 13th place with 32.299 points, ahead of Brazil and the highest among all non-Asian and non-European countries, and qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

She was born in Northbrook, Illinois, to Dmitry and Sveltana Rokhman,[4] Russian Jews[5] [6] who immigrated to the United States. She performs together with Jennifer Rokhman, her twin sister.[7] In 2010, the two sisters moved back to Illinois to train for the national rhythmic gymnastics team.[8] She was a member of the American team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

References

  1. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=rokhman-monica/index.html MonicaRokhman
  2. Web site: 34th RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Stuttgart (GER) - Entry List by NOC - As of SUN 6 SEP 2015 . ROKHMAN Monica . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160507225735/http://gym.longinestiming.com/File/00000E0101FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 . May 7, 2016 . LonginesTiming.com . September 6, 2015 . January 27, 2016.
  3. http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/sports/ct-nbs-usa-rhythmic-gymnastics-2016-summer-olympics-rio-tl-1109-20151113-story.html Local rhythmic gymnasts practice 7 hours daily to prepare for Olympics
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916033652/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-gymnastics/athletes/Monica-Rokhman Monica Rokhman
  5. http://www.jewishchronicle.org/2016/08/09/russian-jewish-family-delivers-local-olympic-pride/ Russian-Jewish family delivers local Olympic pride
  6. http://www.jta.org/2016/07/31/life-religion/2016-olympics-7-jewish-american-olympians-to-watch-in-rio 2016 Olympics: 7 Jewish American Olympians to watch in Rio
  7. Web site: Rokhman twins, rhythmic gymnastics team eye '16 Olympics . The Northbrook Tower . September 3, 2014.
  8. http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/tribe-members-at-rio-games/ Tribe members at Rio games

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