Vedeneeva

Ekaterina / Jekaterina (Екатерина) Olegovna (Олеговна) Vedeneeva / Vedenejeva (Веденеева), born in 1994, is a Slovenian individual rhythmic gymnast (competing for Slovenia since 2018 having previously competed for Russia). She made her debut for Slovenia in August 2018 at the World Cup event in Kazan, Russian Federation. On national level, she is a three-time (2019, 2021, 2022) Slovenian National All-around champion. In 2021, she became the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to compete at Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She is the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the European and World Championships, and first Slovenian gymnast of any discipline to win a medal in the history of The World Games.