Anastasiya Malakanava

Anastasiya Malakanava
Full name	Anastasiya Aliaxandrauna Malakanava
Born	(2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 21) Minsk, Belarus[1]
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Belarus
Years on national team	2021 - present
Club	Dinamo
Head coach(es)	Irina Leparskaya
Medal record Representing  Belarus World Championships 2021 Kitakyushu Team 2021 Kitakyushu Group All-around European Championships 2021 Varna Team

Anastasiya Aliaxandrauna Malakanava (Belarusian: Настасся Аляксандраўна Малаканава; born 1 May 2003)[2] is a Belarusian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 World team and group all-around bronze medalist. She represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she finished fifth in the group all-around. She won a silver medal in the team event at the 2021 European Championships.

Career

Malakanava competed at the Tashkent World Cup where the Belarusian group won the all-around bronze medal behind Uzbekistan and Israel. They won the silver medal in the 5 balls final behind Uzbekistan, and in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs behind Israel.[3] She won a group all-around bronze medal at the Baku World Cup behind Bulgaria and Italy.[4] They also won the bronze medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and placed fourth in the 5 balls.[5] She then competed at the European Championships and won a silver medal in the team competition with the senior group and individuals Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos.[6] The Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around and in 5 balls and finished eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[7][8][9]

Malakanava was selected to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Rybakova, Arina Tsitsilina, Karyna Yarmolenka.[10] In the qualification round, the group finished in eighth and qualified for the final spot in the final.[11] Then in the group all-around final, the group improved to finish in fifth place.[12] The same group then competed at the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. They won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia.[13] This marked the first time Belarus won a World group all-around medal since 2014.[14] In the apparatus finals, they finished fourth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[15] The Belarusian team of Alina Harnasko, Anastasiia Salos, and the senior group won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Italy.[16]

Malakanava did not compete in any international competitions in 2022 due to the International Gymnastics Federation banning Russian and Belarusian athletes due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[17]

References

1. "Malakanava Anastasiya". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
2. "Anastasiya Malakanava". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
3. "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 33–39. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
4. "AGF Trophy 2021 Group All-Around Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
5. "AGF Trophy 2021 Group Apparatus Finals Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
6. "37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
7. "37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
8. "37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics 5 Balls Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
9. "37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
10. "Утвержден состав спортивной делегации на Игры в Токио" [The composition of the sports delegation for the Tokyo Games is approved]. Belarus Olympic Committee (in Russian). 23 June 2021.
11. "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
12. "Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around Final Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
13. "Belarus win Team All-Around bronze at 2021 Rhythmic World Championships". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
14. "RGF Group claims fifth consecutive World All-Around title". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
15. "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
16. "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Team All-Around Competition". Longines Timing. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
17. "FIG adopts further measures against Russia and Belarus". International Gymnastics Federation. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

External links

• Anastasiya Malakanava at the International Gymnastics Federation