Iina Alexandra Linna (born 22 August 1995) is a Finnish retired rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represented her country in international competitions.

Iina Alexandra Linna
Country represented Finland
Born (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 29)
Espoo, Finland
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2015-2016
ClubGymnastics and Sports Club Elise
Head coach(es)Laura Ahonen
Retiredyes
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Finland
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju 5 Ribbons

Career

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Iina began competing in the sport in 2003.[2] At the 2015 European Games Finland was 11th in the All-Around qualification and did not advance to finals.[3] In July the group won two bronze medals in the All-Around and with 5 ribbons at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju.[4] Two months later Iina, Heleri Kolkkanen, Elina Koprinen, Sonja Kokkonen, Aino Purje and Kati Rantsi competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, being 15th overall, 14th with 10 clubs and 13th with 3 balls & 2 ribbons.[5]

In February 2016 she took part in the World Cup in Espoo, taking 5th place in the All-Around and with 5 ribbons and 6th in the mixed event.[6] In April they competed at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro ending in 4th place, narrowingly missing the Olympic qualification.[7][8] At the European Championships in Holon the Finnish group was 7th in the All-Around, 10th with 5 ribbon and 5th in the mixed event.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "LINNA Iina - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  2. ^ "Baku 2015 1St European Games - Athletes - LINNA Iina". 2015-06-21. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  3. ^ "Gymnastics Rhythmic – Group All-Around – Final – Results" (PDF). Baku 2015. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "2015 Summer Universiade Result Book". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  5. ^ "2015 World Championships". gym.longinestiming.com.
  6. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Espoo 2016 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  7. ^ "Results for Aquece Rio Final Gymnastics Qualifier (Test Event)". database.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  8. ^ "Rio 2016 Test Event" (PDF).
  9. ^ "2016 European Championships" (PDF).