Gymnastics in Azerbaijan

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Gymnastics (Azerbaijani : Gimnastika) is a popular sport in Azerbaijan .

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History

Gymnastics was introduced to Azerbaijan in the Soviet period when Azerbaijani gymnast Lina Vinnikova participated in the 1961 world tournament in Germany.

Aside from artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics started to develop in Azerbaijan after the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rhythmic gymnastics was particularly boosted after Mehriban Aliyeva become President of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation in 2002. [1]

Azerbaijan has produced many notable and talented gymnasts including Valery Belenky, Aliya Garayeva, Anna Gurbanova, Dinara Gimatova and hosted big competitions like the 2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, 2007 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, 2009 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships and 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. As of November 2013, Yulia Inshina and Anna Pavlova will be representing Azerbaijan.

In 2015, the National Gymnastics Arena was built in Azerbaijan.

Events

The first sporting championship in 5 disciplines of gymnastics (Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics, Acrobatic Gymnastics and Aerobic Gymnastics) – the Joint Gymnastics Championships in Azerbaijan – was organized in August 2014. [2] In December 2014, an Inter-regional Cup was conducted in the framework of Azerbaijan and Baku Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship. [3] In March 2015, the Open Joint Azerbaijan Championship in Gymnastics was organized as a test event before Baku 2015. [4]

Azerbaijan hosted several international championships in gymnastics:

CompetitionsDate
World Cup series in Rhythmic Gymnastics (A category)August 2003 [5]
World Cup series in Rhythmic Gymnastics (A category)April 2004 [6]
The World Cup A series (“AGF” Cup) in Rhythmic GymnasticsMay 2005 [7]
The 27th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship October 2005 [8]
The 23rd European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship June–July 2007 [9]
25th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships May 2009 [10]
30th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships June 2014 [11]
FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup AGF TrophyFebruary 2016 [12]
FIG World Trampoline Gymnastics Cup AGF TrophyMarch 2016 [13]
The FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup AGF TrophyJuly 2016 [14]
FIG Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling World Cup AGF TrophyFebruary 2017 [15]
FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup AGF TrophyMarch 2017 [16]
FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series AGF TrophyApril 2017 [17]
FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup AGF TrophyMarch 2018 [18]
26th European Championships in Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-TrampolineApril 2018 [19]
FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, AGF TrophyApril 2018 [20]
FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup, AGF TrophyNovember 2018 [21]
FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling, AGF Trophy 2019February 2019 [22]
FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup, AGF Trophy 2019March 2019 [23]
FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, AGF Trophy 2019April 2019 [24]
35th European Rhythmic Gymnastics ChampionshipsMay 2019 [25]
The 11th European Aerobic Gymnastics ChampionshipsMay 2019 [26]
FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships September 2019 [27]

Medal winners

ChampionshipIndividual/TeamRankEventYear
23rd European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship Aliya Garayeva Gold medal icon.svgRopeJune–July 2007 [28]
Team of Aliya Garayeva, Dinara Gimatova, and Anna Gurbanova Bronze medal icon.svg
28th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship Team of Aliya Garayeva, Dinara Gimatova, Anna Gurbanova, Zeynab Javadli Bronze medal icon.svgSeptember 2007 [29]
"AEON Cup" Worldwide Rhythmic Gymnastics Club ChampionshipTeam of Aliya Garayeva, Zeynab Javadli and Samira MustafayevaBronze medal icon.svgOctober 2008 [30]
25th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Team of Aliya Garayeva and Anna Gurbanova Silver medal icon.svgMay 2009 [31]
Anna Gurbanova Bronze medal icon.svgFinal of Ball
Junior Team of Sabina Abbasova, Nigar Abdusalimova,

Yevgeniya Zhidkova, Ayelita Khalafova,

Kamilla Mammadova, Lala Maharramova

Silver medal icon.svgFinal of Ribbons
8th World Game Aliya Garayeva Bronze medal icon.svgFinal exercise with a Ribbon at Rhythmic GymnasticsJuly 2009 [32]
Women's Pair - Ayla Ahmadova and Dilara SultanovaSilver medal icon.svgFinal of Combined exercises at Acrobatic Gymnastics
29th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Aliya Garayeva Silver medal icon.svgFinal with a BallSeptember 2009 [33]
Team of Aliya Garayeva, Anna Gurbanova, Zeynab Javadli Bronze medal icon.svg
24th European Acrobatic Gymnastics ChampionshipsWomen's Pair of Ayla Ahmadova and Dilara SultanovaGold medal icon.svg

Silver medal icon.svg

Bronze medal icon.svg

Dynamic

Balance

All-Around Final

October 2009 [34]
26th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Aliya Garayeva Bronze medal icon.svgAll-AroundApril 2010 [35]
Lala Yusifova Silver medal icon.svgFinal of Ball
Team of Irada Ahadzada, Madina Hasanova, Mansura Mehdiyeva, Aliya PashayevaBronze medal icon.svgin total of two performances (4 Hoops, 4 Ribbons)
30th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Aliya Garayeva 3 Bronze medal icon.svgFinal exercises with a Hoop, a Ball and a RibbonSeptember 2010 [36]
Team of Aliya Garayeva, Anna Gurbanova, Samira MustafayevaBronze medal icon.svg
27th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Junior Team of Lala Yusifova, Aysha Mustafayeva,

Mansura Bagiyeva, Aynur Jabbarli, Sabina Garatova,

Siyana Vasileva

Bronze medal icon.svgFinal with 5 RopesMay 2011 [37]
26th World Universiade Aliya Garayeva Silver medal icon.svgFinal with Clubs at Rhythmic GymnasticsAugust 2011 [38]
31st World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Aliya Garayeva Bronze medal icon.svgAll-Around FinalSeptember 2011 [39]
28th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Aliya Garayeva Bronze medal icon.svgAll-Around FinalJune 2012 [40]
Nilufar Niftaliyeva (junior)Bronze medal icon.svgFinal of Hoop
Gulsum Shafizada (junior)Bronze medal icon.svgFinal of Ribbon
"Children of Asia" 5th International Sports GamesNilufar Niftaliyeva2 Gold medal icon.svg

1 Silver medal icon.svg

All-Around, Clubs

Hoop

July 2012 [41]
Mansura BagiyevaSilver medal icon.svg

Bronze medal icon.svg

Ribbon

Ball

London Olympic Games Aliya Garayeva 4thAll-Around Final at Rhythmic GymnasticsAugust 2012 [42]
29th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Junior Team of Gulsum Shafizada, Nilufar Niftaliyeva,

Sabina Hummatova, Aleksandra Platonova, Emilya Bagiyeva, Aynur Mustafayeva

Silver medal icon.svgFinal with 5 HoopsJune 2013 [43]
European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Anna Pavlova Silver medal icon.svgMay 2014 [44]
30th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Team of Siyana Vasileva, Aliya Pashayeva, Diana Doman, Aleksandra Platonova,

Aynur Mustafayeva

Silver medal icon.svgFinal with 3 Balls and 2 RibbonsJune 2014 [45]
Zhala Piriyeva Silver medal icon.svgFinal with a Hoop
Junior team of Zhala Piriyeva and Zuleykha IsmayilovaBronze medal icon.svg
31st Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Marina Durunda Bronze medal icon.svgFinal with a RibbonMay 2015 [46]
Baku 2015 Oleg Stepko Gold medal icon.svgFinal on Parallel BarsJune 2015 [47]
Silver medal icon.svgAll-Around
Silver medal icon.svgon Pommel Horse
Bronze medal icon.svgon Vault Artistic Gymnastics
Team of Oleg Stepko, Petro Pakhnyuk, Eldar SafarovBronze medal icon.svgArtistic Gymnastics
Marina Durunda Silver medal icon.svgFinal with a Ribbon at Rhythmic Gymnastics
Ilya GrishuninBronze medal icon.svgFinal Trampoline Gymnastics
34th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Marina Durunda 6thAll-Around FinalSeptember 2015 [48]
8th European Age Group Competitions in Acrobatic GymnasticsMen's Pair of Seymur Jafarov and Murad AkparovSilver medal icon.svgFinal Combined exercisesSeptember 2015 [48]
Mixed Pair of Aghasif Rahimov and Nurjan JabbarliBronze medal icon.svg
46th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Oleg Stepko Bronze medal icon.svgFinal on Parallel BarsNovember 2015 [49]
9th World Acrobatic Gymnastics Age Group CompetitionsMen's Pair (Seymur Jafarov-Murad Akparov)Silver medal icon.svgFinal Combined exercisesMarch 2016 [50]
Mixed Pair (Aghasif Rahimov-Nurjan Jabbarli)Silver medal icon.svgFinal Combined exercises
25th European Championships in Trampoline Gymnastics,

Tumbling and Double-mini Trampoline

Dmitri FedorovskiBronze medal icon.svgDouble-mini TrampolineApril 2016 [51]
2017 World Games Synchro Pair of Veronika Zemlianaia and Sviatlana Makshtarova Silver medal icon.svgTrampolineJuly 2017 [52]
2017 Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships Mixed pair of Aghasif Rahimov and Nurjan JabbarliBronze medal icon.svgfinal of All-Around and Balance exercises among juniorsOctober 2017 [53]
25th Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions Mikhail MalkinGold medal icon.svgTumblingNovember 2017 [54]

See also

Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation

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