Jonna Adlerteg

Jonna Adlerteg
— Gymnast —
Personal information
Full name Jonna Eva-Maj Adlerteg
Country represented  Sweden
Born (1995-06-06) June 6, 1995
Västerås, Sweden
Residence Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Years on national team 2008-present
Club Eskilstuna Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es) Sebastian Melander and Helena Andersson
Medal record
Competitor for  Sweden
European Championships
2013 Moscow Uneven Bars
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore Uneven Bars

Jonna Eva-Maj Adlerteg (born 6 June 1995[1] in Västerås, Sweden) is a Swedish gymnast. She won the bronze medal on bars at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[2] Adlerteg qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the second Swedish gymnast during the 21st century to qualify for the Olympics after Veronica Wagner.[2] Adlerteg took Sweden's first medal in gymnastics in over 50 years when she won the silver medal on the uneven bars at the 2013 Europe Championships

Career

Adlerteg at the 2011 World Championships

2010

Adlerteg represented Sweden at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. Adlerteg finished 10th in the all-around final.[3] She finished 8th on beam and 7th on floor. Adlerteg's best result was on the uneven bars, where she won bronze behind Viktoria Komova and Tan Sixin. Her bronze was one of five medals that Sweden won at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[4]

2011

Adlerteg competed at the 2011 European Championships. As the youngest competitor, she finished 23rd in the all-around.[5] At the Ghent World Cup, she finished 4th on bars and 6th on floor.[6] Adlerteg finished 64th in the all-around qualification for the 2011 World Championships with a score of 51.966.[7]

2012

Adlerteg placed 42nd at the Test Event, qualifying her a spot for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[8] She was the second Swedish gymnast during the 21st century to qualify for the Olympics after Veronica Wagner. Adlerteg finished 16th with the Swedish team at the 2012 European Championships.[9] At the World Cup in Ghent, Adlerteg finished 4th on bars.[10]

Adlerteg represented Sweden at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She finished 39th in the all-around qualification with a score of 52.199.[11]

2013

Adlerteg won a silver medal on the uneven bars at the 2013 European Championships behind Aliya Mustafina. It was Sweden's first medal in gymnastics in over 50 years.

Adlerteg with her silver medal from the 2013 European Championships

2014

Adlerteg competed at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

2015

Jonna started the season at the 2015 Cottbus World Cup and won the bars final.[12]

At the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, in April 2015, she qualified to the all-around final. She sustained an ACL injury on her first event, the floor, and she was forced to withdraw from the competition.[13]

2016

In March 2016, news surfaced that Adlerteg had ruptured a meniscus, and would be out for the 2016 Olympics.[14]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.birthday.se/sok/?f=jonna&l=adlerteg
  2. 1 2 "Jonna Adlerteg - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". Sok.se. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  3. ↑ "Results Artistic Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around Final". Singapore 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 October 2014). "Four Year Rewind: 2010 Youth Olympic Games". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Turner, Amanda (8 April 2011). "Dementyeva Wins Europeans After Mustafina Injured". International Gymnast Magazine Online. International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Events :: Show". Fig.lx2.sportcentric.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "All-Around Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Prep Part 7: Mixed Group 6". Arabian Punch Front. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Turner, Amanda (10 May 2012). "Romania Rallies in European Qualification". International Gymnast Magazine Online. International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Turner, Amanda (10 June 2012). "Qualification Leaders Repeat in Ghent". International Gymnast Magazine Online. International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jonna Adlerteg". Sports-reference. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  12. ↑ http://thegymter.net/2015/03/19/2015-cottbus-world-challenge-cup-results/
  13. ↑ https://twitter.com/EChMontpellier/status/589038487820754944
  14. ↑ http://thegymter.net/2016/03/29/adlerteg-ruptures-meniscus-out-for-olympics/
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