Emmanouela Frroku
| Emmanouela Frroku | |
|---|---|
| Country represented |  Australia |
| Born | 31 July 2007 Amarousio, Greece |
| Hometown | Brisbane |
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
| Club | Aspire Gymnastics Academy |
| Head coach(es) | Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan |
Emmanouela Frroku (born 31 July 2007) is an Australian-Greek rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Biography
Emmanouela first started rhythmic gymnastics as a five-years-old in Greece. Before her ninth birthday she had already won her first medal, a bronze at the Greek national championships.[2]
She and her family moved to Australia, as her mother is an Australian citizen, after her parents lost their jobs in consequence of an economic crisis. Within a year of her relocation Emmanouela was winning Australian championship medals as a junior. At the 2022 Australian junior titles, she won gold medals in ball, ribbon and team.[3]
In 2022 she was selected for the Australian national junior team.[4] In December 2023 she integrated the senior group of the Aspire club. In early 2024 the group won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2024 Aphrodite Cup.[5] In May they won two golds and one silver at the Sofia International Tournament, getting the chance to compete at the continental championships.[6] The Oceanian Championships were held in Budapest along the European ones, there Emmanouela, Jessica Weintraub, Liidia Iakovleva, Phoebe Learmont and Saskia Broedelet won gold in the All-Around, thus earning the chance to represent Australia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[7]
References
- ^ "FRROKU Emmanouela - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ Wright, Nick (2024-07-21). "Her Brisbane family had to struggle for everything, but at 16, this 'lion' is now an Olympian". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Emmanouela Frroku". Australian Olympic Committee. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ Papathanasiou, Iris (2021-12-01). "The future is bright for Emmanouela Frroku as she joins the National Squad of 2022". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Podiums in Athens for Rhythmic gymnasts". Gymnastics New South Wales. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Emmanouela's electric rise | Gymnastics Australia". gymnastics.org.au. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Largest ever Australian Olympic Gymnastics Team named for Paris Olympics". Australian Olympic Committee. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-07-21.