Narmina Samadova

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Narmina Samadova
Country representedFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Born (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 18)
Azerbaijan [1]
Residence Baku, Azerbaijan
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in) [2]
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018-present
ClubOjaq 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.

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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]

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