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Anastasiya Malakanava
Full Name:Anastasiya Aliaxandrauna Malakanava
Birth Date:1 May 2003
Birth Place:Minsk, Belarus[1]
Height:170 cm[2]
Discipline:RG
Natlteam:2021 - present
Club:Dinamo
Headcoach:Irina Leparskaya
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Anastasiya Aliaxandrauna Malakanava (Belarusian: Настасся Аляксандраўна Малаканава; born 1 May 2003)[2] is a Belarusian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 World team and group all-around bronze medalist. She represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she finished fifth in the group all-around. She won a silver medal in the team event at the 2021 European Championships.

Career

Malakanava competed at the Tashkent World Cup where the Belarusian group won the all-around bronze medal behind Uzbekistan and Israel. They won the silver medal in the 5 balls final behind Uzbekistan, and in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs behind Israel.[3] She won a group all-around bronze medal at the Baku World Cup behind Bulgaria and Italy.[4] They also won the bronze medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and placed fourth in the 5 balls.[5] She then competed at the European Championships and won a silver medal in the team competition with the senior group and individuals Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos.[6] The Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around and in 5 balls and finished eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[7] [8] [9]

Malakanava was selected to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Rybakova, Arina Tsitsilina, Karyna Yarmolenka.[10] In the qualification round, the group finished in eighth and qualified for the final spot in the final.[11] Then in the group all-around final, the group improved to finish in fifth place.[12] The same group then competed at the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. They won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia.[13] This marked the first time Belarus won a World group all-around medal since 2014.[14] In the apparatus finals, they finished fourth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[15] The Belarusian team of Alina Harnasko, Anastasiia Salos, and the senior group won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Italy.[16]

Malakanava did not compete in any international competitions in 2022 due to the International Gymnastics Federation banning Russian and Belarusian athletes due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malakanava Anastasiya . . 6 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Anastasiya Malakanava . . 10 February 2023.
  3. Web site: FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent Results Book . . . 10 February 2023 . 33–39.
  4. Web site: AGF Trophy 2021 Group All-Around Results . . . 10 February 2023 . 8 May 2021.
  5. Web site: AGF Trophy 2021 Group Apparatus Finals Results . . . 10 February 2023 . 9 May 2021.
  6. Web site: 37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Results . . 10 February 2023 . 12 June 2021.
  7. Web site: 37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around Results . . 10 February 2023 . 12 June 2021.
  8. Web site: 37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics 5 Balls Results . . 10 February 2023 . 12 June 2021.
  9. Web site: 37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs Results . . 10 February 2023 . 12 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Утвержден состав спортивной делегации на Игры в Токио. The composition of the sports delegation for the Tokyo Games is approved. ru. Belarus Olympic Committee. 23 June 2021.
  11. Web site: Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results . . 7 August 2021 . 8 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210808053149/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73B_GRYW5AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf . dead .
  12. Web site: Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around Final Results . . . 10 February 2023 . 8 August 2021 . 26 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026140709/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21olympics_grpaa.pdf . dead .
  13. Web site: Belarus win Team All-Around bronze at 2021 Rhythmic World Championships . . 10 February 2023 . 29 October 2021.
  14. Web site: RGF Group claims fifth consecutive World All-Around title . . 10 February 2023 . 29 October 2021.
  15. Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group Event Finals . USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation . 31 January 2022 . 31 October 2021 . 15 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215021606/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpevents.pdf . dead .
  16. Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Team All-Around Competition . Longines Timing . International Gymnastics Federation . 31 January 2022 . 28 October 2021.
  17. Web site: FIG adopts further measures against Russia and Belarus. 4 March 2022. International Gymnastics Federation. 10 February 2023.

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