Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir

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Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Full nameThelma Aðalsteinsdóttir
Born (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 23)
Reykjavík, Iceland
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2014–present (ISL)
ClubGerpla Sports Club
Head coach(es)Ferenc Kovats
Medal record
Representing  Iceland
Northern European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Halmstad Uneven bars
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tórshavn Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tórshavn Uneven bars

Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir (born 1 December 2000) is an Icelandic artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 and 2023 Icelandic national champion and is the 2023 Northern European champion on the uneven bars.

Early life[edit]

Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir was born in Reykjavík in 2000. She studied pharmacology at the University of Iceland.[1]

Gymnastics career[edit]

2017[edit]

Thelma competed at the 2017 Northern European Championships in Tórshavn where she helped Iceland place second as a team. Individually she won silver on the uneven bars behind Helmi Murto of Finland.[2]

2018[edit]

Thelma competed at the Nordic Championships where she helped Iceland place fourth as a team. Individually she placed tenth in the all-around and sixth on the uneven bars.[3] Thelma next competed at the European Championships where she helped Iceland place 22nd as a team during qualifications.[4] In October Thelma made her World Championships debut; she helped Iceland finish 36th during qualifications.[5]

2022[edit]

Thelma won her first national championships title in 2022.[1] She later competed at the Nordic Championships, winning gold on balance beam and helping Iceland place third as a team.[6] In August Thelma competed at the European Championships where she placed 33rd in the all-around, which qualified her as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships.[7] At the World Championships Thelma finished 81st overall during qualifications.[8]

2023[edit]

Thelma began the 2023 season retaining her national all-around title. She next competed at the European Championships where she placed 48th in the all-around during qualifications. Although she did not advance to the final, she qualified as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships. In September Thelma competed at the Szombathely Challenge Cup where she qualified to the vault event final; she finished seventh.[9]

At the World Championships Thelma finished 66th overall during qualifications, earning a personal best ranking.[10] Thelma ended the year competing at the Northern European Championships where she won gold on the uneven bars.[11]

Competitive history[edit]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2014
European Championships 24
Senior
2016 Icelandic Championships 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
GK Championships 7
TM Tournament 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6
Iceland Fall Cup 7
2017 Icelandic Team Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11
Danish Championships (guest) 5
Icelandic Championships 8
GK Championships 6
Northern European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 16 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Reykjavik International Games 4
Welsh Championships (guest) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Icelandic Team Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7
Icelandic Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 5 5 4
GK Championships 4
Nordic Championships 4 10 6
European Championships 22
World Championships 36 105
Icelandic Fall Championships 5
2019 Icelandic Team Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Icelandic Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 4
Icelandic Fall Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020 Icelandic Team Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Icelandic Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 GK Championships 5
Icelandic Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nordic Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 23 33
World Championships 81
2023 Icelandic Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships 20 48
Szombathely Challenge Cup 7
World Championships 66
Northern European Championships 4 9 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Nordic Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Crumlish, John (September 1, 2023). "Iceland's Thelma Adalsteinsdottir keeps cool perspective on Paris 2024". International Gymnast Media.
  2. ^ "2017 Northern European Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 Nordic Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics". European Gymnastics.
  5. ^ "2018 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. November 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Uppskeruhátíð Gerplu vegna ársins 2022" [Gerpla's harvest festival for the year 2022]. Gerpla (in Icelandic). January 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Asia D'Amato claims women's all-around title as world qualifiers decided at 2022 European Gymnastics Championships". International Olympic Committee. August 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. November 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "A new Hungarian generation rises in Szombathely". International Gymnastics Federation. September 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Thelma með sinn besta árangur í fjölþraut" [Thelma with her best result in the all-around]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "Thelma best allra í Norður Evrópu á tvíslá" [Thelma is the best of all in Northern Europe on uneven bars]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic). November 27, 2023.

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