Monica Rokhman

Monica Rokhman
— Gymnast ♀ —
Country represented	United States
Born	(1997-05-27) May 27, 1997 Northbrook, Illinois
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2013-
Medal record Group rhythmic gymnastics Representing  United States Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 6 clubs + 2 hoops 2015 Toronto Group All-around 2015 Toronto 5 ribbons

Monica Rokhman (born May 27, 1997) is an American group rhythmic gymnast.

Rokhman was raised in San Diego, California,^[1] and represents the United States at international competitions. She competed at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.^[2] At the 2015 World Championships, the American team finished in 13th place with 32.299 points, ahead of Brazil and the highest among all non-Asian and non-European countries, and qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

She was born in Northbrook, Illinois, to Dmitry and Sveltana Rokhman,^[4] Russian Jews^[5][6] who immigrated to the United States. She performs together with Jennifer Rokhman, her twin sister.^[7] In 2010, the two sisters moved back to Illinois to train for the national rhythmic gymnastics team.^[8] She was a member of the American team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[4]

References

1. ↑ MonicaRokhman. NBC
2. ↑ "34th RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Stuttgart (GER) - Entry List by NOC - As of SUN 6 SEP 2015". LonginesTiming.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016. ROKHMAN Monica 
3. ↑ Local rhythmic gymnasts practice 7 hours daily to prepare for Olympics. Chicago Tribune
4. 1 2 Monica Rokhman. Team USA
5. ↑ Russian-Jewish family delivers local Olympic pride
6. ↑ 2016 Olympics: 7 Jewish American Olympians to watch in Rio. JTA
7. ↑ "Rokhman twins, rhythmic gymnastics team eye '16 Olympics". The Northbrook Tower. September 3, 2014. 
8. ↑ Tribe members at Rio games

2016 USA Olympic Gymnastics Team (Gold medal – Women's Team)
Men's artistic gymnastics athletes	Chris Brooks Jacob Dalton Danell Leyva Sam Mikulak Alex Naddour
Women's artistic gymnastics athletes (Final Five)	Simone Biles Gabby Douglas Laurie Hernandez Madison Kocian Aly Raisman
Rhythmic gymnastics individual athletes	Laura Zeng Kiana Eide Alisa Kano Natalie McGiffert Monica Rokhman Kristen Shaldybin
Trampoline athletes	Nicole Ahsinger Logan Dooley
Coaches	Márta Károlyi (National Team Coordinator) Aimee Boorman (Head Women's Artistic Coach) Mihai Brestyan (Assistant Head Women's Artistic Coach) Christian Gallardo (Women's Artistic Coach) Maggie Haney (Women's Artistic Coach) Laurent Landi (Women's Artistic Coach)