Athlete

Plyta Evangelia

Athens, Greece

153 cm / 5 ft 0 in cm / - kg

Info

Hobbies

Socialising with family and friends. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Occupation

Athlete, Coach, Student

Education

Physical Education - University of Athens [TEFAA], Greece

Spoken languages

English, Greek

Club

GAS Eirini Peristeriou [Greece]

Coach

Apostolos Pessinis [personal], GRE; Julia Palamara [personal] (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Injuries

She had a minor back injury in April 2018. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Start sporting career

She took up gymnastics at age six. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Reason for taking up the sport

"A coach from a local club visited my school and saw me climbing a tree and said that I must try gymnastics. I found gymnastics was like a big playground and I fell in love with it." (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Ambitions

To compete at the Olympic Games. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Trainings

She trains for 38 hours a week at the National Olympic Centre in Athens, Greece. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Most memorable sporting achievement

Reaching the bars final at the 2012 European Junior Championships in Brussels, Belgium. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Hero / Idol

British gymnast Beth Tweddle, Russian gymnast Viktoria Komova. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Rituals

She always calls her brother before she competes. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)

Last update : 2018-04-16

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