Darja Varfolomeev
Full nameDarja Dmitrievna Varfolomeev
Nickname(s)Dasha
Country represented Germany
Born (2006-11-04) 4 November 2006
Barnaul, Russia[1]
HometownFellbach,Schmiden
ResidenceFellbach,Schmiden
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2019 - present
ClubTSV Schmiden
Head coach(es)Yulia Raskina
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 6 4 1
European Championships 1 0 2
FIG World Cup 13 7 7
Total 20 11 10
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 ValenciaAll-Around
Gold medal – first place2023 ValenciaHoop
Gold medal – first place2023 ValenciaBall
Gold medal – first place2023 ValenciaClubs
Gold medal – first place2023 ValenciaRibbon
Gold medal – first place2022 SofiaClubs
Silver medal – second place2023 ValenciaTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 SofiaAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2022 SofiaBall
Silver medal – second place2022 SofiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 SofiaHoop
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BakuRibbon
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tel AvivBall
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tel AvivClubs

Darja Varfolomeev (Russian: Да́рья Дми́триевна Варфоломе́ева; born 4 November 2006) is a German rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 World All-around gold medalist and the 2022 World All-around silver medalist.

Career

Early life

Varfolomeev was born in Barnaul, Russia, to father Dmitry and mother Tatiana.[2] Her grandfather is originally from Germany. She started Rhythmic Gymnastics at a young age thanks to her mother, a former rhythmic gymnast.[3] She moved from Russia to Germany in 2018 to be coached by Olympic Silver Medalist Yulia Raskina.

Junior

At the first Junior World Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Moscow in 2019, she placed 15th in the team event with Margarita Kolosov.[4] She also placed 15th in Clubs Qualifications, which was the only apparatus she competed with.

Senior

She debuted in the senior category in 2022, at World Cup Tashkent, where she won bronze medal in All-around. She took another bronze medal in Hoop final, two silver in Ball and Ribbon finals and placed 4th with Clubs. On May 20–22, she competed at World Challenge Cup Pamplona where she took 4th place in All-around.[5] She also won two gold medals in Ball and Ribbon finals, and took 4th place in Clubs final.[6] Darja continued collecting medals at World Challenge Cup Portimão, where she won silver in All-around behind Israeli Adi Asya Katz. She took three more medals in Finals - two gold with Ball and Clubs, and one silver with Hoop.[7] In June she competed at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, along Kolosov, the senior group and the two juniors Lada Pusch and Anna-Maria Shatokhin, she won two bronze medals in the ball and clubs finals.[8] In late August she took part in the World Cup in Cluj-Napoca, being 6th in the All-Around, 4th with ball and 4th with clubs.[9] Darja was also selected for the World Championships in Sofia along Kolosov and the senior group, there she made history by winning gold in the clubs final, silver in the All-Around, in the team category and with ball as well as bronze with hoop.[10]

In 2023 she showed her clubs routine in the italian clubs championship' first stage, where she competed for Motto Viareggio.[11] After a foot operation in December 2022, Darja competed with only two apparatuses in the Fellnach-Schmiden Tournament, she won gold in both the ball and clubs finals.[12]

Achievements

  • First German rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual apparatus final at European Championships since 1980, making her the first German rhythmic gymnast to medal in an individual apparatus final at European Championships after the reunification of Germany.
  • First German rhythmic gymnast to win two medals in individual apparatus finals at European Championships.
  • First German rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships since 1977, making her the first German rhythmic gymnast to medal at World Championships after the reunification of Germany.
  • First German rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships since 1975, making her the first German rhythmic gymnast to become a World Champion after the reunification of Germany.
  • First German rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an all-around final at World Championships since 1975, making her the first German rhythmic gymnast to achieve this after the reunification of Germany.

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music Title
2023 Hoop Jackseye's Tale, Escape from East Berlin, Take You Down by Daniel Pemberton
Ball Mercy (Remix) by Duffy
Clubs Calabria /Destination Calabria by Alex Gaudino, Crystal Waters
Ribbon Generali by HAVASI
2022 Hoop John Drops In by John Powell
Ball Mercy (Remix) by Duffy
Clubs Calabria /Destination Calabria by Alex Gaudino, Crystal Waters
Ribbon Doowit by Pharrell Williams
2021 Hoop John Drops In by John Powell
Ball Ojos Así (Thunder Mix) by Shakira
Clubs On The Floor by Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull
Ribbons The Duel by HAVASI
2020 Rope Ride by ZZ WARD feat Gary Clark jr
Ball Ojos Así (Thunder Mix) by Shakira
Clubs On The Floor by Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull
Ribbon
2019 Rope
Ball Ojos Así (Thunder Mix) by Shakira
Clubs Tico Tico by Dalida
Ribbon

Competitive highlights

(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)

International: Senior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Aeon Cup 1st 1st
2023 World Championships1st2nd1st1st1st1st
World Cup Milan1st3rd1st1st3rd
World Challenge Cup Cluj-Napoca3rd5th12th (Q)2nd1st
European Championships4th5th12th (Q)5th5th1st
World Challenge Cup Portimão1st1st3rd1st1st
World Cup Baku4th8th1st3rd24th (Q)
World Cup Tashkent5th6th19th (Q)2nd2nd
2022 World Championships 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 10th (Q)
World Challenge Cup Cluj-Napoca 6th 9th (Q) 4th 4th 9th (Q)
European Championships 5th 5th 9th (Q) 3rd 3rd 6th
World Challenge Cup Portimão 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 5th
World Challenge Cup Pamplona 4th 12th (Q) 1st 4th 1st
World Cup Tashkent 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd
International: Junior
Year Event AA Team Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon
2019Junior World Championships15th15th (Q)
National: Senior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2023 German Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
2022 German Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd
National: Junior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2021 German Junior Championships 1st
Year Event AA Team Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon
2019 German Junior Championships 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st
Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score, no Event Finals held); WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ "Darja Varfolomeev / FIG Athlete's profile". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Русская гимнастка завоевала сразу две медали на чемпионате мира. Вот за кого можно болеть!". championat.com. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "#4 Road to Paris - Wie alles begann" (in German). 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Darja Varfolomeev Erfolge" (in German).
  5. ↑ "World Challenge CUP RG 2022, Botones Acceso Resultados en Directo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Eliott Brennan (22 May 2022). "German rhythmic gymnasts star at FIG World Challenge Cup in Pamplona". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Je zweimal Gold und Silber für Varfolomeev" (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
  9. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  10. ↑ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
  11. ↑ MottoViareggio (2023-02-03). "La Motto ingaggia la campionessa tedesca Daria Varfolomeev". Accademia di Ginnastica Ritmica - ASD R Motto Viareggio (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  12. ↑ "Gymnastik International in Schmiden". Deutscher Turner-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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