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Alona Tal Franco

Alona Tal Franco is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast who became the 2023 Junior World champion with the hoop.

born 20092023 Junior World hoop title2022 Junior European team gold2026 European Championships team silver

Born: 9 March 2009, Israel
Occupation: rhythmic gymnast

Alona Tal Franco was born in 2009 in Israel

Alona Tal Franco was born in Israel in March 2009. She has a twin brother, Adam, who competed in artistic gymnastics. She began rhythmic gymnastics in first grade because of her natural flexibility.

She trains at the Maccabi Tel Aviv club and studies at Ulpanat HaRaayah. As a junior, she won team gold and hoop bronze at the 2022 Junior European Championships in Tel Aviv. In 2023 she won the hoop title and a team silver at the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca.

At the 2024 Junior European Championships in Budapest, she won silver with the hoop and with the team, and bronze with the clubs. She moved to senior competition in 2025 and won a bronze medal in the ball final at the European Cup that year.

In 2026 she won the clubs final at the World Challenge Cup in Portimão. At the 2026 European Championships in Varna, she won a team silver medal with Daniela Munits and the Israeli senior group.