Alona Tal Franco

Alona Tal Franco (אלונה טל פרנקו; born 7 March 2009) is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World champion with hoop and silver medalist in team. On national level, she is the 2022 Israeli Junior All-around champion.

Junior
In June 2022, Franco was selected for her first European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, winning gold in team with Daniela Munits, Michelle Munits, and Lian Rona, as well as bronze with hoop behind Elvira Krasnobaeva and Liliana Lewinska.

In July 2023, she competed at the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, where she became world champion with hoop  and won silver in teams alongside Lian Rona, Regina Polishchuk, Yael Aloni Goldblatt and the junior national group.

The following year she competed in the 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Baku, winning gold in teams and with ball and ribon. On 22 May she won team silver with Meital Maayan Sumkin at the European Championships in Budapest.