Sevara Safoeva

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Sevara Safoeva
Севара Сафоева
Full nameSevara Sevdiyor qizi Safoev
Born (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 22)
Navoiy, Uzbekistan
Height1.70 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).svg2019 PattayaGroup all-around

Sevara Sevdiyor qizi Safoeva (born 19 November 2002) [1] is an Uzbekistani group rhythmic gymnast who represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.

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Career

Safoeva took up rhythmic gymnastics in 2010 at age seven. [1] She became age-eligible for senior competitions and joined the national group in 2018. At the 2018 World Championships, the Safoeva and the Uzbekistani group finished 17th in the all-around. [2]

At the 2019 Asian Championships in Thailand, Safoeva and the Uzbekistani group won two gold medals, as well as a silver in the all-around. [3] They won the group all-around silver medal at the 2019 Tashkent World Cup. [4] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships, where the group finished 14th in the all-around and did not receive one of the available Olympic berths. [5]

Safoeva helped Uzbekistan win bronze medals in both apparatus finals and place fourth in the all-around at the 2020 Moscow Grand Prix. [6] At the 2020 Tartu Grand Prix, they won the group all-around title and won silver medals in both apparatus finals. [7] Safoeva and the group won two bronze medals at the 2021 Moscow Grand Prix. [8] At the 2021 Tashkent World Cup, they won the group all-around gold medal. This marked the first time Uzbekistan won a group all-around competition at a FIG World Cup. [9] They also won gold in the 5 balls final and picked up a silver medal in the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final. [10]

Safoeva was also part of the Uzbekistani group that won the all-around at the 2021 Asian Championships, in addition to taking the gold in both the 5 balls and 4 clubs + 3 hoops finals. By winning the all-around title, Uzbekistan won the continental berth to the 2020 Summer Olympics. [11] [12] Before the Olympics, they competed at the Minsk World Challenge Cup and won the bronze medal in the all-around. [13] Then at the 2021 Moscow World Challenge Cup, the group won the all-around bronze medal and silver medals in both apparatus finals. [14]

At the 2020 Olympic Games, she competed alongside Kamola Irnazarova, Dinara Ravshanbekova, Kseniia Aleksandrova, and Nilufar Shomuradova. They finished ninth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the first reserve for the final. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sevara Safoeva Tokyo 2020 Athlete Profile". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Гимнастки Узбекистана завоевали 13 медалей на ЧА в Таиланде" [Gymnasts of Uzbekistan won 13 medals at the Asian Championships in Thailand]. Gazeta (in Russian). 25 June 2019.
  4. "Александра Солдатова завоевала золото в Ташкенте" [Alexandra Soldatova Wins Gold in Tashkent]. Gimnastika (in Russian). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Триумф сборной Узбекистана по художественной гимнастике" [Triumph of the Uzbekistan National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team]. UZ Daily (in Russian). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  10. "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.
  11. "2021 Asian Championships Result Book". Asian Gymnastics Union. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. "Сборная Узбекистана по художественной гимнастике завоевала лицензию в Токио-2020" [Uzbekistan national rhythmic gymnastics team won a quota for Tokyo 2020]. National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (in Russian). 9 June 2021.
  13. "В шаге от Токио. В Минске завершился этап Мирового Кубка Вызова" [One step away from Tokyo. The World Challenge Cup stage has ended in Minsk]. Gimnastika (in Russian). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  14. "Репетиция перед Олимпиадой: итоги Мирового Кубка Вызова 2021 в Москве" [Rehearsal before the Olympics: Results of the 2021 World Challenge Cup in Moscow]. Gimnastika (in Russian). 11 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  15. "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.