Gullu Aghalarzade Explained

Gullu Aghalarzade
Birth Date:25 October 2003
Birth Place:Azerbaijan
Residence:Baku, Azerbaijan
Discipline:Rhythmic gymnastics
Level:Senior International Elite
Club:Ojaq Sports Club
Headcoach:Mariana Vasileva
Assistcoach:Siyana Vasileva
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Gullu Aghalarzade (born 25 October 2003)[1] is an Azerbaijani group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 World bronze medalist in 3 ribbons + 2 balls. She won three bronze medals at the 2022 European Championships.

Career

Aghalarzade competed at the 2017 Junior European Championships, and the group finished ninth in the qualification round of 10 clubs, making them the first reserve for the final.[2]

Aghalarzade became age-eligible for senior competition in 2019. At the 2019 Moscow Grand Prix, the Azerbaijani group placed fifth in the all-around and sixth in both the 5 balls and 3 hoops + 4 clubs finals.[3] Then at the Grand Prix Final in Kyiv, the group finished seventh in the all-around, 5 balls, and 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[4]

Aghalarzade represented Azerbaijan at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games where the Azerbaijani group won the gold medal in the all-around. Then in the event finals, they won gold in 3 ribbons + 2 balls and silver in 5 hoops behind Uzbekistan.[5] She was selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships.[6] The Azerbaijani group finished sixth in the group all-around and qualified for both event finals.[7] The group finished sixth in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs finals.[8]

Aghalarzade and the Azerbaijani group won the 5 hoops gold medal and the all-around silver medal at the 2022 Baku World Cup.[9] At the 2022 Pamplona World Challenge Cup, she won three bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[10] Then at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, the Azerbaijani group won the bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[11]

Aghalarzade competed at the 2022 World Championships alongside Laman Alimuradova, Zeynab Hummatova, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Darya Sorokina. In the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, the group won the bronze medal behind Bulgaria and Italy. This marked the first time an Azerbaijani group won a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aghalarzada Gullu . Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation . 14 October 2022.
  2. Web site: 33rd European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Juniors Group Qualification . . 14 October 2022 . 20 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Our senior team in group exercises ranks 5th . Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation . 14 October 2022 . 18 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Our gymnasts perform in 2 Finals in the International Tournament . Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation . 14 October 2022 . 18 March 2019.
  5. Web site: 5th Islamic Solidarity Games - Rhythmic Gymnastics Groups Results . . 14 October 2022 . 6-8 . 13 August 2021 . 14 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014140427/https://konya2021.com/img/Rhythmic%20Gymnastics%20All%20Results.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: Our representatives in Japan - this time at the World Championships . Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation . 14 October 2022 . 31 October 2021.
  7. Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final . . . 31 January 2022 . 29 October 2021.
  8. Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group Event Finals . . . 31 January 2022 . 31 October 2021.
  9. Web site: Raffaeli, Farfalle turn Baku World Cup into Italian triumph . . 14 October 2022 . 25 April 2022.
  10. Web site: German gymnasts take three golds at first Rhythmic World Challenge Cup of 2022 . . 14 October 2022 . 23 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Result Book 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships . . 14 October 2022 . 25-26 . 19 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Italian, Bulgarian Groups end Rhythmic Gymnastics Worlds on top . . 14 October 2022 . 18 September 2022.