Eliza Banchuk

Eliza Banchuk was born in 2007

Eliza Banchuk was born in Israel on 28 June 2007 to a sporting family. Her father, Dimitri, was a professional swimmer in Belarus, and her brother Stanislav won the Israeli judo championship in 2021. She lives in Rishon LeZion.

She began training in rhythmic gymnastics at age 4 at the Hapoel Rishon LeZion club. As a teenager she was part of Israel's junior teams. In 2021 her junior group won bronze medals in the all-around and with 5 ribbons at the European Junior Championships in Varna.

In early 2023 she joined the senior national group, coached by Ayelet Zussman, mainly as a reserve gymnast in the hoops routine. At the European Championships in Baku the group won gold with 5 hoops and silver in the all-around. At the World Championships in Valencia it won gold in the group all-around, Israel's first world title in the sport, and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.

During her career she suffered stress fractures several times. In January 2024 she left the national team for personal reasons, about half a year before the Paris Olympics.