Annabelle Kovacs
| Annabelle Kovacs | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 April 1996 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
Country represented |  Canada |
Medal record | |
Annabelle Kovacs (born 20 April 1996) is a Canadian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She won gold in the team event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Career
[edit]Kovacs was second at the novice Canadian Championships in 2008, and she was second at the senior championships 2011–2013.[1][2][3] She attended a school specifically for high-level athletes and artists and noted that the program helped her continue to train in rhythmic gymnastics, as both the sport and her education were important to her.[2]
In 2013, Kovacs was selected for the World Championships and placed 75th.[4]
In April 2014, she competed with the Canadian team (along with Patricia Bezzoubenko, Maria Kitkarska, and the junior team) at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships, where they won the team silver medal. Individually, she placed 6th in the all-around.[5] At the Canadian Championships, she won bronze in the all-around as well as in all four of the apparatus finals.[6]
In July, Kovacs was a member of the Canadian team that won a gold medal in the team event (with teammates Bezzoubenko and Kitkarska) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[7] She said of the medal, "It was a very proud moment. We’re very excited and felt like we deserved to win because we had worked so hard as a team."[8] Individually, Kovacs placed 13th, with her best apparatus being hoop, where she had the 9th-best score.[9]
The next month, she competed at the Pan American Championships. She competed with two apparatuses, hoop and ribbon. In the hoop final, she placed 5th.[10] In September, she placed 80th at the 2014 World Championships.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Kovacs is of Romanian descent.[6] She attended the University of British Columbia, majoring in business communication.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sports Briefs". CanWest News. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- 1 2 Stewart, Megan (1 February 2013). "SpArts takes student sports and arts to heart". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Rhythmic gymnast dominates at nationals". Prince George Citizen. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- 1 2 "KOVACS Annabelle". World Gymnastics. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "2014 Pacific Rim Championship" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- 1 2 Stewart, Megan (18 July 2014). "Four athletes to follow at the Commonwealth Games; 2014 Glasgow Games begin July 23". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ Hayakawa, Michael (25 July 2014). "Thornhill's Bezzoubenko golden at Commonwealth Games". yorkregion.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Commonwealth Games: Rhythmic Gymnastics". GYMMedia.com. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ Stewart, Megan (1 August 2014). "Kovacs wins team gold in Glasgow; UBC athletes Mike Mason and Tera Van Beilen reach podium". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "2014 Senior Pan American Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sauder BCom representing Canada at world championships for rhythmic gymnastics". UBC Sauder. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Annabelle Kovacs at World Gymnastics
- Annabelle Kovacs at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Annabelle Kovacs at InterSportStats
- Annabelle Kovacs at Glasgow 2014 (archived)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Canadian people of Romanian descent
- Canadian rhythmic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts from Vancouver
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games gymnasts for Canada
