| Karyna Yarmolenka | |
| Fullname: | Karyna Dzmitryeuna Yarmolenka |
| Also Known As: | Karina Yarmolenka |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Minsk, Belarus |
| Height: | 170 cm |
| Discipline: | RG |
| Level: | Senior international elite |
| Natlteam: | 2017- |
| Club: | Republican Centre of Olympic Training |
| Headcoach: | Tatiana Nenasheva |
| Assistcoach: | Irina Leparskaya |
| Choreographer: | Volha Strakhava |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Karyna Dzmitryeuna Yarmolenka (Belarusian: Карына Дзмітрыеўна Ярмоленка; born 4 May 2000)[1] is a Belarusian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 World team and group all-around bronze medalist. She won a team silver medal at the 2021 European Championships. She is the 2019 European Games group all-around and 3 hoops + 4 clubs champion. She represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she finished fifth in the group all-around. At the junior level, she is the 2015 European 5 balls champion and group all-around silver medalist.
Yarmolenka began rhythmic gymnastics in 2005.[2]
At the 2015 Junior European Championships, Yarmolenka and the Belarusian junior group won the silver medal in the group all-around behind Russia.[3] She then won a gold medal in the 5 balls event final.[4]
Yarmolenka and the Belarusian group won the gold medal in the 5 balls final at the 2019 Sofia World Cup.[5] She was selected to represent Belarus at the 2019 European Games alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Hanna Shvaiba, Arina Tsitsilina, Anastasiya Rybakova. They won the gold medal in the group all-around by 0.050 ahead of Bulgaria. They also won the gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. In the 5 balls final, they won the bronze medal behind Russia and Bulgaria.[6] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships in Baku where the Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around.[7] They also finished fourth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and seventh in the 5 balls final.[8]
Yarmolenka competed at the 2021 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.[9] She won a group all-around bronze medal at the 2021 Baku World Cup behind Bulgaria and Italy.[10] They also won the bronze medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and placed fourth in the 5 balls.[11] She then competed at the 2021 European Championships and won a silver medal in the team competition with the senior group and individuals Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos.[12] The Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around and in 5 balls and finished eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[13] [14] [15]
Yarmolenka was selected to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Malakanava, Arina Tsitsilina, Anastasiya Rybakova.[16] In the qualification round, the group finished in eighth and qualified for the final spot in the final.[17] Then in the group all-around final, the group improved to finish in fifth place.[18] The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. They won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia.[19] This marked the first time Belarus won a World group all-around medal since 2014.[20] In the apparatus finals, they finished fourth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[21] The Belarusian team of Alina Harnasko, Anastasiia Salos, and the senior group won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Italy.[22]