Aiym Meirzhanova

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Aiym Meirzhanova
Aiym Meirzhanova 2023 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Junior Clubs Podium (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Born (2008-08-19) 19 August 2008 (age 16)
Kazakhstan
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
(2022-present)
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Singapore Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 SingaporeClubs
Junior Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Pattaya Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Manila Ball
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 ManilaTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 ManilaClubs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 ManilaRibbon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 PattayaClubs

Aiym Meirzhanova (born 19 August 2008) is a Kazakh rhythmic gymnast. She won two medals at the 2025 Asian Championships. At the junior level, she is the 2023 Asian ball champion and a 2022 Asian team champion.

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Career

Meirzhanova began rhythmic gymnastics when she was four years old. [1]

Junior

Meirzhanova won a silver medal in the ball final at the 2022 Asian Championships. [2] In 2023, she competed at Miss Valentine, winning silver with ribbons and bronze with hoop. [3] [4] In March, she competed at the “Aphrodite Cup” in Athens, winning silver in the all-around and bronze with ribbon. [5] [6] At the Sofia Cup, she was 13th in the all-around, fifth with clubs and seventh with ribbon. [7] At the 2023 Asian Championships, she won gold with ball, [8] and silver medals in the team event, with clubs and ribbon. [9] [10] [11] She was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca and finished 16th with ball, 20th with clubs, 10th with ribbon and 9th in the team event. [12]

Senior

Meirzhanova became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2024. At the 2024 Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul, she won the all-around silver medal. Then in the event finals, she won a gold medal with the hoop and silver medals with the clubs and ribbon. [13]

Meirzhanova competed at her first World Cup event at the 2025 Sofia World Cup and finished 16th in the all-around. [14] Then at the stage in Tashkent, she finished eighth in the all-around. She advanced into the ball and ribbon finals, finishing fifth and seventh, respectively. [15] She finished fifth in the all-around at the 2025 Asian Championships and won a silver medal in the team event. She finished fourth in hoop, ball, and ribbon event finals. In the clubs final, she won the bronze medal behind Takhmina Ikromova and Reina Matsusaka. [16] She then won the all-around title at the Kazakhstan national championships. [17]

References

  1. "Айым Мейіржанова - көркем гимнастикадан ҚР чемпионы, ҚР абсолюттік чемпионы - 2 маусым". el.kz (in Kazakh). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. "2022 Asian Championships" (PDF). www.jpn-gym.or.jp.
  3. "Айым Мейіржанова Эстонияда екі жүлде жеңіп алды - Басты Спорт жаңалықтары". BasSport (in Kazakh). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. "ksis". rgform.eu. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. "Aphrodite Cup All-Around" (PDF). aphroditecup.com.
  6. "Aphrodite Cup Ribbon" (PDF). aphroditecup.com.
  7. "International Tournament Sofia Cup 2023 - 2022 - 2024". skating-ritmica.forumfree.it. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. "Final. Ball" (PDF). Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, Asian Gymnastics Union. 2 June 2023.
  9. "Meirzhanova Triumphs with Gold at 19th Junior Asian RG Championships". Asian Gymnastics Union . 3 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. "Final. Clubs" (PDF). Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, Asian Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
  11. "Final. Ribbon" (PDF). Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, Asian Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
  12. "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
  13. "Results for Bosphorus Cup 2024 Istanbul (TUR)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  14. "Results for FIG World Cup 2025 Sofia (BUL)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  15. "Results for FIG World Cup 2025 Tashkent (UZB)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  16. "Takhmina Ikromova Shines with Two Gold Medals at the 2025 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Singapore". Asian Gymnastics Union . 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  17. "Kazakhstan Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships wraps up in Astana". QazInform. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.