Isabelle Connor

Isabelle Connor (born July 22, 2000 ) is an American group rhythmic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was the first student at the University of California, Santa Cruz to compete at the Olympics.

Personal life Connor was born on July 22, 2000, and her hometown is Manhattan Beach, California. In 2017, she moved to Chicago to train with the U.S. national rhythmic gymnastics group. She speaks both English and Russian.

Career Connor began her career as an individual rhythmic gymnast, but she switched to group rhythmic gymnastics and joined the U.S. National Team in 2018. At the 2018 Pan American Championships, Connor and the U.S. team won the silver medal in both the group all-around and the 3 balls + 2 ropes event final.

Connor competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima and helped the American team win the silver medal in the group all-around and in the 5 balls event final. Then at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, the American group finished tenth.

At the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Connor and the American group won the bronze medals in the all-around, and in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs event finals. She was the first UC Santa Cruz student to compete at the Olympic Games.