Narmina Samadova

Narmina Samadova
Born	(2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 20) Azerbaijan [1]
Residence	Baku, Azerbaijan
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in) [2]
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Azerbaijan
Years on national team	2018-present
Club	Ojaq Sports Club
Head coach(es)	Nigar Abdusalimova, Mariana Vasileva

Narmina Samadova (born 10 June 2004) ^[3] is an Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast. She represented Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around. As an individual, she competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships and the 2018 Junior European Championships.

Career

Samadova began rhythmic gymnastics in 2008. ^[1]

Junior

Samadova began her career as an individual rhythmic gymnast. She finished second in the all-around at the 2017 Junior Azerbaijan Championships. ^[4] At the 2018 Junior European Championships in Guadalajara, Spain, she placed fifth in the hoop event final and eighth in the clubs event final. ^{[5] [6]} She also helped the Azerbaijan team place sixth. ^[7] Then at the 2019 Junior World Championships held in Moscow, she finished seventh in the clubs event final and fifth in the ribbon event final. ^[8]

Senior

In 2021, Samadova competed at her first ever World Cup, in Sofia, where she finished in thirty-fifth place in the all-around. ^[9] Right after, she competed at World Cup Tashkent and placed thirty-third in the all-around. ^[10] Later, Samadova joined Azerbaijan's senior rhythmic group, replacing Maryam Safarova. At the 2021 European Championships, the group finished sixth in the 5 Balls event final and fourth in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs event final in addition to placing seventh in the group all-around and in the team competition. ^[11] She was then selected to compete at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games alongside Laman Alimuradova, Zeynab Hummatova, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Darya Sorokina. ^[12] They finished tenth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the second reserve for the final. ^[13] Samadova was replaced by Gullu Aghalarzade in the group for the 2021 World Championships. ^[14]

References

1. "Samadova Narmina". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 17 July 2021.
2. "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Team Azerbaijan | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
3. "Samadova Narmina". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
4. "Champions of Azerbaijan are known". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
5. "34th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Finals Individual Juniors Results By Apparatus Hoop" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 3 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
6. "34th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Finals Individual Juniors Results By Apparatus Club" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 3 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
7. "34th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Teams Team Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
8. "Arzu Jalilova becomes two-time Worlds` medalist". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
9. "All-Around Individual" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . Retrieved 13 November 2022.
10. "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup RGI Qualifications - All-around Tashkent, Uzbekistan" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . Retrieved 13 November 2022.
11. "A step away from the European medal". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
12. "15 days left for the most important event…". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
13. "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
14. "Our representatives in Japan - this time at the World Championships". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.