Alva Svennbeck

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Alva Svennbeck
Country represented Sweden
Born (2000-10-11) October 11, 2000 (age 23)
Borje, Sweden
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2019-
ClubGF Uppsalaflickorna
Head coach(es)Katarina Jonsson Soderberg
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Nordic Championships 0 0 1
Total 0 0 1

Alva Svennbeck (born 11 October 2000) is a Swedish rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents her country in international competitions.

Personal life[edit]

Svennbeck is studying civil engineering at Hermods AB in Sweden. In 2021, Alva won the Uppsala Municipality Elite Sports Scholarship of SEK 40,000, she aspires to become a coach after retiring from competition.[2]

Career[edit]

Alva debuted internationally at the 2019 World Cup in Sofia, she was 66th in the All-Around, 64th with hoop, 61st with ball, 65th with clubs and 66th with ribbon.[3] She was later selected for the World Championships in Baku along Cassandra Pettersson and Meja Engdahl, they ranked 39th in teams and Svennbeck took the 104th place in the All-Around and was 106th with hoop, 85th with ball, 133rd with clubs and 132nd with ribbon.[4][5] The next year she earned a bronze in teams in the 2020 Nordic Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kristianstad.[6]

In 2022 she competed at the World Cup in Pamplona ending ranked 29th in the All-Around and being 33rd with hoop, 29th with ball, 25th with clubs and 24th with ribbon.[7] A month later she represented Sweden with Emma Goeransson and Elina Sheremey at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, she was 56th in the All-Around, 56th with hoop, 55th with ball, 56th with clubs and 57th with ribbon.[8] In September she participated at the World Championships in Sofia where she was 62nd in the All-Around, 50th with hoop, 69th with ball, 69th with clubs and 57th with ribbon.[9][10]

Routine music information[edit]

Year Apparatus Music Title
2022 Hoop Giratina by Dimatik, Monik & Carroch
Ball Mhm Mhm by Manuel Riva & Eneli
Clubs Awoo by Sofi Tukker
Ribbon Dance For Me Wallis by Abel Korzeniowski
2019 Hoop Elastics Hearts by Sia
Ball Private Investigations by Dire Straits
Clubs River by Bishop Briggs
Ribbon Bloodstream by Tokio Myers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SVENNBECK Alva - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  2. ^ "Alva Svennbeck, John Haglöw och Oscar Tarantino får årets elitidrottsstipendier". Uppsala kommun (in Swedish). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ^ "World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia Gymnastics 2019 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  4. ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2019 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  5. ^ "2019 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
  6. ^ "2020 Nordic Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Results" (PDF). gymdanmark.dk.
  7. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pamplona 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  8. ^ "European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2022 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  9. ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2022 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  10. ^ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.