| Daniela Munits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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דניאלה מוניטס | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 9, 2007 Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Israel (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maccabi Makefet Petah Tikva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniela Munits (Hebrew: דניאלה מוניץ; born 9 December 2007) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast.[1] She is the 2024 European clubs champion and the 2022 European junior ribbon champion.[2]
Personal life
[edit]She has a twin sister Michelle, who is also a gymnast and won gold with ball at the European Championships in 2022.[3]
Career
[edit]Junior
[edit]Munits competed at the 2021 Irina Deleanu Cup, finishing 15th in the all-around and with hoop, 11th with ball, 19th with clubs and 20th with ribbon.[4]
In 2022, she competed at the International tournament in Sofia, where she was 31st in the all-around, 17th with hoop, and 5th with ribbon.[5][6][7] In June she competed with ribbon at the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv alongside her twin Michelle Munits, Alona Tal Franco, Lian Rona, the senior group and the senior individuals Daria Atamanov and Adi Asya Katz. There she won gold in teams and in the ribbon apparatus final.[8] On November 26, she took part in the second edition of the international gala Viravolta-Jael in Santiago de Compostela.[9]
Senior
[edit]In May 2023, she was part of the Israeli team that won bronze at the 2023 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, along with Adi Asya Katz and the senior group.[10]
On March 24, 2024, she won gold with ball at the World Cup in Athens, which was her first World Cup medal.[11] She competed at the Milan World Cup, where she took 20th place in all-around and did not advance into any apparatus finals.
Her first competition in 2025 was on 4-6 April, at 2025 World Cup Sofia, where she took 18th place in the all-around and did not advance into apparatus finals. In May, she competed at the 2025 European Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan and finished 6th in ball. In Cross battle part of competition, she beat Dara Malinova in 1st round with hoop and was then beaten by Taisiia Onofriichuk with ball.[12]
In June, Daniela represented Israel together with Lian Rona and Meital Maayam Sumkin at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. She took 8th place in all-around final. They won bronze medal in team competition together with senior group.[13] In July, she won silver medal behind Meital Sumkin in all-around, hoop, clubs and ribbon and bronze in ball at the 2025 Israeli National Championships.[14][15] Then she competed at Milan World Cup, where she took 10th place in all-around and only qualified to ribbon final, where she finished on 6th place.[16] On July 25-27, she competed at Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup, finishing 14th in the all-around. She only qualified to hoop final and finished 8th.[17]
In August she made her World Championships debut in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she took 11th place in the all-around qualifications[18], and advanced to the all-around final where she finished 15th[19].
Routine music information
[edit]| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hoop | Eleanor Rigby by SARAFINE |
| Ball | Donna Carmen by Pink Noisy | |
| Clubs | Winner Won't Stop (feat. Neara Russell) by EARPARADE | |
| Ribbon | Glass Onion String Quartet in B♭ Minor by Nathan Johnson | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Final Act by Power-Haus, Ros Stephen |
| Ball | El Cosechero by Ginevra Di Marco | |
| Clubs | L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle by SARAFINE | |
| Ribbon | The Puzzle Box / Glass Onion String Quartet in B♭ Minor by Nathan Johnson | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Obscura by Power-Haus & Christian Reindl |
| Ball | El Cosechero by Ginevra Di Marco | |
| Clubs | Bossa Nova Baby / We Will Rock You by Elvis Presley and Queen | |
| Ribbon | I Put A Spell On You | |
| 2022 | Hoop | |
| Ball | ||
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | Rock Around the Clock / Blue Suede Shoes / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog / Tutti Frutti / Be Bop a Lulla / Pour le Rock and Roll by Dany Brillant | |
| 2021 | Hoop | Triumph by Edvin Marton |
| Ball | Caravan by Fabrizio Bosso & Antonello Salis | |
| Clubs | Body Funk by Purple Disco Machine | |
| Ribbon | Eye of the Tiger/ Eye of the Tiger (House) by Survivors/Djemadelgado |
References
[edit]- ^ "MUNITS Daniela - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Europei 2022 Ritmica Tel Aviv Risultati finali: le medaglie dell'Italia – Ravengami" (in Italian). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "מדליית זהב לאחיות מוניץ באליפות אירופה לנערות". ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "2021 Irina Deleanu Cup Juniors" (PDF). usagym.
- ^ "2022 Sofia IT Junior Finals" (PDF). spanishrg.tripod.com.
- ^ "2022 Sofia IT Junior Qualification" (PDF). usagym.
- ^ "2022 IT Sofia Junior All-Around" (PDF). usagym.
- ^ "2022 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
- ^ "Participación del TeamESP en la Gala Viravolta Jael 2022". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "2023 Team Results" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
- ^ Rainews, Redazione di (2024-03-24). "Ginnastica ritmica, World Cup ad Atene. un oro e due argenti nelle finali di specialità". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "European Cup 2025 Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ "ECh Tallinn 2025 Full Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics.
- ^ "מיטל סומקין זכתה בזהב באליפות ישראל בהתעמלות אמנותית". isport.co.il (in Hebrew). 2025-07-07. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ^ "בואו נגיד המון מזל טוב למתעמלות הסניור שלנו שהתחרו היום באליפות ישראל בהתעמלות אמנותית 👏👏👏". Instagram (in Hebrew). 2025-07-07. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ^ "World Cup Milan Results Book (Media)". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "World Challenge Cup". rgform.eu. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "41st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". gym.swisstiming.com. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "41st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". gym.swisstiming.com. Retrieved 2025-08-23.