Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir Explained

Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Full Name:	Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Birth Date:	2000 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Reykjavík, Iceland
Discipline:	WAG
Level:	Senior International Elite
Natlteam:	2014–present (ISL)
Club:	Gerpla Sports Club
Headcoach:	Ferenc Kovats
Show-Medals:	yes

Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir (born 1 December 2000) is an Icelandic artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 and 2023 Icelandic national champion and is the 2023 Northern European champion on the uneven bars.

Early life

Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir was born in Reykjavík in 2000. She studied pharmacology at the University of Iceland.^[1]

Gymnastics career

2017

Thelma competed at the 2017 Northern European Championships in Tórshavn where she helped Iceland place second as a team. Individually she won silver on the uneven bars behind Helmi Murto of Finland.^[2]

2018

Thelma competed at the Nordic Championships where she helped Iceland place fourth as a team. Individually she placed tenth in the all-around and sixth on the uneven bars.^[3] Thelma next competed at the European Championships where she helped Iceland place 22nd as a team during qualifications.^[4] In October Thelma made her World Championships debut; she helped Iceland finish 36th during qualifications.^[5]

2022

Thelma won her first national championships title in 2022. She later competed at the Nordic Championships, winning gold on balance beam and helping Iceland place third as a team.^[6] In August Thelma competed at the European Championships where she placed 33rd in the all-around, which qualified her as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships.^[7] At the World Championships Thelma finished 81st overall during qualifications.^[8]

2023

Thelma began the 2023 season retaining her national all-around title. She next competed at the European Championships where she placed 48th in the all-around during qualifications. Although she did not advance to the final, she qualified as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships. In September Thelma competed at the Szombathely Challenge Cup where she qualified to the vault event final; she finished seventh.^[9]

At the World Championships Thelma finished 66th overall during qualifications, earning a personal best ranking.^[10] Thelma ended the year competing at the Northern European Championships where she won gold on the uneven bars.^[11]

Competitive history

align=center	Year	align=center	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2014
	align=left		24
Senior
2016	align=left	Icelandic Championships		7
	align=left	GK Championships		7
	align=left	TM Tournament				5		6
	align=left	Iceland Fall Cup		7
2017	align=left	Icelandic Team Championships		11
	align=left	Danish Championships (guest)		5
	align=left	Icelandic Championships		8
	align=left	GK Championships		6
	align=left			16
2018	align=left	Reykjavik International Games		4
	align=left	Welsh Championships (guest)
	align=left	Icelandic Team Championships		7
	align=left	Icelandic Championships			5	5	5	4
	align=left	GK Championships		4
	align=left		4	10		6
	align=left		22
	align=left		36	105
	align=left	Icelandic Fall Championships		5
2019	align=left	Icelandic Team Championships
	align=left	Icelandic Championships					4	4
	align=left	Icelandic Fall Championships
2020	align=left	Icelandic Team Championships
2021	align=left	Icelandic Championships
2022	align=left	GK Championships		5
	align=left	Icelandic Championships
	align=left			6
	align=left		23	33
	align=left			81
2023	align=left	Icelandic Championships
	align=left		20	48
	align=left				7
	align=left			66
	align=left		4	9
2024	align=left	Nordic Championships				5	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iceland’s Thelma Adalsteinsdottir keeps cool perspective on Paris 2024. September 1, 2023. International Gymnast Media. John. Crumlish.
2. Web site: 2017 Northern European Championships Results. The Gymternet. October 21, 2017.
3. Web site: 2018 Nordic Championships Results. The Gymternet. July 6, 2018.
4. Web site: 2018 European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics. European Gymnastics.
5. Web site: 2018 World Championships Results. The Gymternet. November 6, 2018.
6. Web site: Uppskeruhátíð Gerplu vegna ársins 2022. Icelandic. Gerpla. Gerpla's harvest festival for the year 2022. January 10, 2023.
7. Web site: Asia D'Amato claims women's all-around title as world qualifiers decided at 2022 European Gymnastics Championships. International Olympic Committee. August 11, 2022.
8. Web site: 2022 World Championships Results. The Gymternet. November 8, 2022.
9. Web site: A new Hungarian generation rises in Szombathely. September 11, 2023. International Gymnastics Federation.
10. Web site: Thelma með sinn besta árangur í fjölþraut. Thelma with her best result in the all-around. October 3, 2023. Icelandic. Morgunblaðið.
11. Web site: Thelma best allra í Norður Evrópu á tvíslá. November 27, 2023. Icelandic. Thelma is the best of all in Northern Europe on uneven bars. Vísir.is.