Kseniia Aleksandrova

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Kseniia Aleksandrova
Full nameKseniia Nikolaevna Aleksandrova
Born (2000-09-08) 8 September 2000 (age 24)
Samarkand, Uzbekistan [1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Head coach(es)Yekaterina Pirozhkova
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Pattaya 5 balls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Pattaya4 clubs + 3 hoops
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tashkent Group all-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Tashkent5 balls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Tashkent4 clubs + 3 hoops
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Astana 5 hoops
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 PattayaGroup all-around

Kseniia Nikolaevna Aleksandrova (born 8 September 2000) is an Uzbekistani group rhythmic gymnast who represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won two gold medals at the 2019 Asian Championships and three gold medals at the 2021 Asian Championships.

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Career

Aleksandrova began artistic gymnastics when she was six years old but switched to rhythmic gymnastics a year later. She joined Uzbekistan's national group in 2016. [2]

At the 2017 Asian Championships, Aleksandrova helped Uzbekistan win the silver medal in the 5 balls final, behind Japan, and they finished fourth in the all-around. [3] She then competed at the 2017 World Championships, and the group finished 10th in the all-around. They did not advance into either apparatus final. [4] Then at the 2018 World Championships, the group finished 17th in the all-around. [5]

Aleksandrova won a silver medal in the group all-around at the 2019 Tashkent World Cup. [6] They then won another all-around silver medal at the 2019 Asian Championships, but they won gold medals in both apparatus finals. [7] She competed at the 2019 World Championships, where the Uzbek group finsihed 14th in the all-around. [8]

At the 2020 Moscow Grand Prix, Aleksandrova and the group won bronze medals in both apparatus finals and placed fourth in the all-around. [9] They then won the group all-around at the 2020 Tartu Grand Prix and won silver medals in both apparatus finals. [10] At the 2021 Moscow Grand Prix, she helped Uzbekistan win the group all-around bronze medal. [11] They then won the all-around gold medal at the 2021 Tashkent World Cup. [12] [13]

Aleksandrova was part of the Uzbekistani group that won the all-around at the 2021 Asian Championships, and they also won gold medals in both the 5 balls and 4 clubs + 3 hoops finals. [14] As a result, Uzbekistan earned the continental berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [15] She represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Kamola Irnazarova, Dinara Ravshanbekova, Sevara Safoeva, and Nilufar Shomuradova. They finished ninth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the first reserve for the final. [16]

References

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  2. "Александрова Ксения" [Kseniia Aleksandrova]. Gimnastika (in Russian). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  3. "Results for 9th Senior Asian Championships 2017 Astana (KAZ)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  4. "2017 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships - Seniors - Groups All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymmedia. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. "36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. "Александра Солдатова завоевала золото в Ташкенте" [Alexandra Soldatova Wins Gold in Tashkent]. Gimnastika (in Russian). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  7. "Гимнастки Узбекистана завоевали 13 медалей на ЧА в Таиланде" [Uzbek gymnasts win 13 medals at CHA in Thailand]. Gazeta uz (in Russian). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  8. "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  9. "Сезон открыт! Итоги Гран-при Москва 2020" [The season is open! Results of the Moscow Grand Prix 2020]. Gimnastika (in Russian). 10 February 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  10. "Все золото Тарту. Итоги Гран-при Тарту 2020" [All Tartu Gold. Results of the Tartu Grand Prix 2020]. Gimnastika (in Russian). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  11. "Начало положено! Итоги этапа Гран-при Москва 2021" [The start has been made! Results of the Moscow 2021 Grand Prix stage]. Gimnastika (in Russian). 21 February 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  12. "Results for FIG World Cup 2021 Tashkent (UZB)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  13. "Гимнастки Узбекистана завоевали три медали на Кубке мира в Ташкенте" [Gymnasts of Uzbekistan won three medals at the World Cup in Tashkent]. Gazeta uz (in Russian). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  14. "2021 Asian Championships Result Book". Asian Gymnastics Union . Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  15. "Награждены представительницы художественной гимнастики, завоевавшие лицензию Токио-2020" [Rhythmic gymnasts awarded for winning Tokyo 2020 license]. National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (in Russian). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  16. "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.