Anastasiya Malakanava
Full nameAnastasiya Aliaxandrauna Malakanava
Country represented Belarus
Born (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003
Minsk, Belarus[1]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team2021 - present
Head coach(es)Irina Leparskaya
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 KitakyushuTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2021 KitakyushuGroup All-around
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 VarnaTeam

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. 1 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.
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