# Alma Pedersen

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{{Short description|Danish rhythmic gymnast (born 2005)}}
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'''Alma Sofie Pedersen''' (born 6 July 2005) is a [Danish](/source/Denmark) [rhythmic gymnast](/source/rhythmic_gymnast).<ref>{{Cite web |title=PEDERSEN Alma - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=43366&type=licence |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}}</ref> She represents her country in international competitions.

== Personal life ==
Pedersen took up rhythmic gymnastics at age 4, as of 2022 she trains 22 hours a week.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=På danmarks gymnastikblog nr 1 er ude med nyt indlæg |url=https://www.chopar.dk/portraet-af-alma-sofie-pedersen.html |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=www.chopar.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=katja |date=2022-05-25 |title=Gymnastik gør mig glad |url=https://gymdanmark.dk/2022/05/25/gymnastik-goer-mig-glad/ |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=GymDanmark |language=da-DK}}</ref> Her idol are Russian rhythmic gymnast [Yana Kudryavtseva](/source/Yana_Kudryavtseva). Outside the gym, Alma’s hobbies are spending time with friends and family and playing with her dog.<ref name=":0" />  She and her Danish teammate [Isabella Schultz](/source/Isabella_Schultz) won the Taastrup Trophy at the 2022 Taastrup Sports Club [TIK] Awards for their performances at the previous year's Nordic championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=karsten |date=2022-06-22 |title=Pokalvindere 2022 og 2021 |url=https://tik.dk/pokalvindere-2022-og-2021/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Taastrup Idræts Klub |language=da-DK}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2019 Alma was the Danish representative at the [1st Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships](/source/2019_Junior_World_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_Championships) in [Moscow](/source/Moscow), she was 58th with rope, 45th with ball, 37th with clubs and 53rd with ribbon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Junior Worlds Result Book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000120000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF05 |website=longinestiming}}</ref>

In 2022 she made her senior international debut at the [World Championships](/source/2022_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_World_Championships) in [Sofia](/source/Sofia) where she finished 77th in the All-Around, 79th with hoop, 61st with ball, 79th with clubs and 78th with ribbon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 World Championships Result Book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000140001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 |website=longinestiming}}</ref>

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