Elizaveta Pletneva (born January 21, 2002) is a Russian-born American group

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who represented the

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Personal life

Pletneva and her family moved to the United States when she was three years old. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old.

Career

Pletneva competed at the 2018 World Championships where the American group finished fourteenth in the all-around. Then at the 2018 Pan American Championships in

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, she won the silver medal in both the group all-around and the 3 balls + 2

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event final, both behind Mexico. Pletneva competed at the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games (), officially the XVIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Lima 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminar ...

and won the silver medal in the group all-around and in the 5 balls event final, both times finishing behind Mexico. Then at the 2019 World Championships in

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, the American group finished tenth. At the 2021 Pan American Championships in

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, Pletneva and the American group won the bronze medals in the all-around, and in both the 5 balls and the 3

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+ 4

clubs Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Club (magazine), ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands a ...

event finals. The United States qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games after Japan's host spot was reallocated. Pletneva was selected to represent the

alongside Isabelle Connor, Camilla Feeley,

Lili Mizuno Lili Mizuno (born February 4, 2001) is an American rhythmic gymnast. She is the Pan American Championships 2021 Group All-around bronze medalist and 2017 All-around silver medalist. She competed in the group all-around at the 2020 Summer Olympic ...

, and Nicole Sladkov. They finished eleventh in the qualification round for the group all-around.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pletneva, Elizaveta 2002 births Living people American rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2019 Pan American Games Gymnasts from Saint Petersburg Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics Russian emigrants to the United States People from Caldwell, New Jersey Sportspeople from Essex County, New Jersey Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for the United States 21st-century American sportswomen Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships