Grace Legote

Grace Legote
— Gymnast —
Full name	Grace Matsetsa Legote
Country represented	South Africa
Born	(1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 Delareyville, North West province, South Africa
Residence	Pretoria, South Africa
Weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
College team	Centurion Academy
Assistant coach(es)	Tatiana Lavrentchouk-Vizer
Medal record Competitor for  South Africa Rhythmic gymnastics African Gymnastics Championships 2014 Tshwane All-around 2014 Tshwane Ball 2014 Tshwane Clubs 2014 Tshwane Ribbon 2014 Tshwane Team 2014 Tshwane Hoop

Grace Matsetsa Legote (born 2 May 1992 in Delareyville, North West province, South Africa) is a South African rhythmic gymnast.

Career

Legote has competed in three World Championships (in 2009 Mie, 2011 Montpellier and 2013 Kiev), where she had her highest placement at the 2013 World Championships placing 55th in the all-around qualifications and was the highest ranked gymnast from the African contitnent. Legote competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. She was named Klerksdorp Sportswoman of the Year in 2011 and 2012. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she was a member of the South African team and finished 10th in individual all-around finals.

In March 27-30, Legote also competed at the 2014 African Championships in rhythmic gymnastics where she won the all-around title. In the event finals, she won 3 gold (ball, clubs, ribbon) and silver in hoop. ^[1] Legote competed at the 2014 World Championships placing 62nd in all-around qualifications.

In 2015, Legote began the season competing at the 2015 Moscow Grand Prix finishing 31st in the all-around. At the 2015 World Cup Final in Kazan, Legote finished 40th in the all-around. In September 9–13, Legote competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart finishing 64th in the All-around qualifications and did not advance into the Top 24 finals.^[2]

References

External links

• Grace Legote at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
• Rhythmic Gymnastics Results