The 5th Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships was held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 16 – 18 June 2011. [1]
The Asian Gymnastic Union (AGU) organizes Asian Gymnastics Championships for each of the FIG gymnastic disciplines: men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, aerobic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics. This article lists only the senior editions of the Asian Gymnastics Championships, in which competitors must be over 16 years of age. Specific editions of the Asian Championships also exist for junior athletes; for example, the first edition of the Junior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in 1971, but the first senior edition of the tournament was only held in 1996. Similarly, Junior Asian Trampoline Championships were held in 2010 and 2012, but only in 2014 the Asian Gymnastics Union held a senior tournament in conjunction with the junior championships for the first time.
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. It is located on the banks of the Ishim River in the north portion of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, though administered separately from the region as a city with special status. The 2017 official estimate reported a population of 1,029,556 within the city limits, making it the second-largest city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty.
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is the world's largest landlocked country, and the ninth largest in the world, with an area of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi). It is a transcontinental country largely located in Asia; the most western parts are located in Europe. Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry. It also has vast mineral resources.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Team | |||
All-around | Anna Alyabyeva Mizana Ismailova Madina Mukanova Marina Petrakova | Riko Anakubo Hiromi Nakatsu Yuria Onuki Runa Yamaguchi | Djamila Rakhmatova Zamirajon Sanokulova Ulyana Trofimova |
Individual | |||
All-around | Anna Alyabyeva | Ulyana Trofimova | Deng Senyue |
Hoop | Anna Alyabyeva | Deng Senyue | Ulyana Trofimova |
Ball | Anna Alyabyeva | Deng Senyue | Runa Yamaguchi |
Clubs | Marina Petrakova | Djamila Rakhmatova | Anna Alyabyeva |
Ribbon | Anna Alyabyeva | Ulyana Trofimova | Marina Petrakova |
Group | |||
All-around | |||
5 balls | |||
3 ribbons and 2 hoops |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Totals (4 Nations) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
The team final was held on 16 October 2010. The team final score was the total of top 10 scores.
Rank | Nation | Final Total | ||||
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80.050 | 80.975 | 78.400 | 79.325 | 269.975 | ||
79.400 | 77.575 | 76.150 | 77.975 | 261.850 | ||
77.575 | 77.300 | 76.645 | 75.900 | 258.575 | ||
4 | 75.175 | 76.725 | 75.450 | 75.300 | 254.725 | |
5 | 70.900 | 69.100 | 68.300 | 66.700 | 232.775 | |
6 | 63.475 | 63.225 | 61.025 | 58.675 | 208.700 |
Rank | Nation | Gymnast | Total | ||||
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Anna Alyabyeva | 27.925 | 28.200 | 27.900 | 28.150 | 269.675 | ||
Marina Petrakova | 26.825 | 26.875 | 25.950 | 26.650 | |||
Mizana Ismailova | - | 25.900 | |||||
Madina Mukanova | 25.300 | - | - | - | |||
Runa Yamaguchi | 26.900 | 26.075 | 26.150 | 26.825 | 261.850 | ||
Yuria Onuki | 26.500 | 25.900 | 25.400 | 26.500 | |||
Hiromi Nakatsu | 26.000 | 25.600 | - | - | |||
Riko Anakubo | - | - | |||||
Ulyana Trofimova | 26.900 | 25.950 | 26.450 | 25.350 | 258.575 | ||
Djamila Rahmatova | 25.200 | 25.900 | 25.750 | 26.150 | |||
Zamirajon Sanokulova | 25.475 | 25.450 | |||||
4 | Deng Senyue | 26.450 | 26.925 | 26.850 | 26.375 | 254.725 | |
Peng Linyi | 24.575 | 25.150 | 24.825 | 24.650 | |||
Hou Yanan | 24.650 | - | |||||
Yang Yuqing | - | - | - | 24.275 | |||
5 | Kung Yun | 24.150 | 22.750 | 23.550 | 22.700 | 232.775 | |
Ku Ni-chen | 24.125 | 23.925 | 23.225 | ||||
Hsu Tzu-chi | 22.625 | 22.425 | - | ||||
Wang Yi-chieh | - | - | 23.300 | - | |||
6 | Dinda Defriana | 20.025 | 22.250 | 20.700 | 20.350 | 208.700 | |
Carlin Agustia | 22.050 | 21.875 | 20.000 | ||||
Sinta Ernawati | 21.400 | - | 19.725 | ||||
Nabila Evandestiera | 12.475 | 13.400 | - | ||||
Individuals | |||||||
- | Tharatip Sridee | 23.825 | 25.375 | 23.550 | 24.350 | ||
- | Temfah Krisanayuth | 23.950 | 23.175 | 22.500 | 23.500 | ||
- | Ainura Sharhembieva | 24.000 | 25.400 | 23.600 | 23.325 | ||
- | Erdenezaya Baatarjav | 22.250 | 19.325 | 19.600 | 17.650 |
Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Total | ||||
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Anna Alyabyeva | 28.250 | 27.550 | 28.600 | 28.400 | 112.800 | ||
Ulyana Trofimova | 26.900 | 27.650 | 26.550 | 27.750 | 108.850 | ||
Deng Senyue | 27.550 | 26.350 | 26.300 | 25.450 | 105.650 | ||
4 | Runa Yamaguchi | 26.700 | 26.500 | 26.300 | 25.800 | 105.300 | |
5 | Djamila Rahmatova | 26.000 | 26.400 | 26.650 | 25.650 | 104.700 | |
6 | Marina Petrakova | 25.500 | 26.950 | 26.725 | 25.100 | 104.275 | |
7 | Yuria Onuki | 25.950 | 25.050 | 25.950 | 25.950 | 102.900 | |
8 | Peng Linyi | 25.500 | 25.450 | 26.200 | 25.250 | 102.400 | |
9 | Tharatip Sridee | 24.950 | 25.425 | 24.250 | 24.150 | 98.775 | |
10 | Ainura Sharhembieva | 23.750 | 23.800 | 24.250 | 24.300 | 96.100 | |
11 | Ku Ni-chen | 24.800 | 23.700 | 23.850 | 23.500 | 95.850 | |
12 | Temfah Krisanayuth | 23.300 | 23.350 | 23.250 | 22.900 | 92.800 | |
13 | Kung Yun | 22.650 | 22.600 | 23.950 | 21.550 | 90.750 | |
14 | Dinda Defriana | 20.500 | 19.250 | 19.950 | 20.050 | 79.750 | |
15 | Carlin Agustia | 19.350 | 20.000 | 18.625 | 18.800 | 76.775 |
Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Score |
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Anna Alyabyeva | 28.300 | ||
Deng Senyue | 27.500 | ||
Ulyana Trofimova | 27.375 | ||
4 | Yuria Onuki | 26.250 | |
5 | Marina Petrakova | 26.000 | |
6 | Zamirajon Sanokulova | 25.700 | |
7 | Peng Linyi | 25.300 | |
8 | Runa Yamaguchi | 25.000 |
Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Score |
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Anna Alyabyeva | 28.550 | ||
Deng Senyue | 27.700 | ||
Runa Yamaguchi | 27.050 | ||
4 | Marina Petrakova | 26.600 | |
5 | Djamila Rahmatova | 26.450 | |
6 | Ulyana Trofimova | 26.100 | |
7 | Yuria Onuki | 26.050 | |
8 | Ainura Sharhembieva | 25.350 |
Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Score |
---|---|---|---|
Marina Petrakova | 27.450 | ||
Djamila Rahmatova | 26.575 | ||
Anna Alyabyeva | 26.500 | ||
4 | Deng Senyue | 26.400 | |
5 | Runa Yamaguchi | 26.150 | |
6 | Yuria Onuki | 25.800 | |
7 | Peng Linyi | 25.800 | |
8 | Ulyana Trofimova | 25.600 |
Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Score |
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Anna Alyabyeva | 28.800 | ||
Ulyana Trofimova | 28.100 | ||
Marina Petrakova | 27.300 | ||
4 | Runa Yamaguchi | 27.050 | |
5 | Deng Senyue | 26.900 | |
6 | Yuria Onuki | 26.100 | |
7 | Djamila Rahmatova | 25.500 | |
8 | Peng Linyi | 25.050 |
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