Elzhana Taniyeva (born 6 September 2005) is a Kazakh rhythmic gymnast.
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| Country represented |  Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 2005 Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2020-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Aliya Yusupova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Lola Adilbekova, Yana Arintseva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 9 October 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Taniyeva speaks Russian and English.[1] Her idol is Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnast Aliya Yussupova.[2] She has trained at Irina Viner-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Centre in Moscow, Russia[3] and has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan.
Career
She took up rhythmic gymnastics at age four, following her older sister.
Junior
Elzhana competed in the 1st Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia, finishing 13th in the team event and 21st with ribbon. She qualified for the rope final, finishing in 4th just down the podium.[4]
Senior
In 2021 she took part in the Moscow World Cup, qualifying for all the finals however she did not win any medal. Later that year Taniyeva was selected to compete at the 38th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship in Kitakyushu, Japan finishing mid ranking in the four events.
Her 2022 started with the Palaio Faliro World Cup, Elzhana finished 6th in the hoop final. In Sofia she qualified for the hoop, ball and clubs final, winning bronze in the latter. Baku saw her 4th in ball and 5th in clubs final. She competed at the 39th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship and qualified to All-around final, where she finished on 8th place.[5]
In 2023, she competed at the Athens World Cup and finished 11th in All-around. The day after, she won bronze medal in clubs final. At the Sofia World Cup she ended on 5th place in All-around and won another medal, this time silver in ribbon final.[6]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2023 | Hoop | War from The Turkish Gambit OST |
| Ball | Speak Softly Love by Simone | |
| Clubs | Loca by Shakira | |
| Ribbon | Heed: Of Penetration And The City Dweller - Head Remix by Julian Cope, Clubbed to Death from Matrix OST | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Navras by Juno Reactor |
| Ball | It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown | |
| Clubs | Run the World (Girls) by Beyoncé | |
| Ribbon | Cleopatra by Trevor Jones | |
| 2021 | Hoop | No Good by KALEO |
| Ball | I Put A Spell On You by Garou | |
| Clubs | Natural by Imagine Dragons | |
| Ribbon | Obsidian (No Drums) by Audiomachine | |
| 2020 | Rope | The Dark Game by Neil Black |
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| 2019 | Rope | The Dark Game by Neil Black |
| Ball | Le Poulpe by Dimie Cat | |
| Clubs | Puerto Rico by The Rumbar | |
| Ribbon | V.E.S.P.A by Dimie Cat |
References
- ↑ "TANIYEVA Elzhana - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ "Казахстанская гимнасткам Эльжана Таниева подвела итоги 2019 года". Prosports.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ ""Ірі жарыстар үлкен тәжірибе сыйлады": Эльжана Таниева алдағы жоспарларымен бөлісті". olympic.kz. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ "TANIYEVA Elzhana - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ "Эльжана Таниева заняла восьмое место на чемпионате мира по художественной гимнастике" (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ↑ "Стилияна Николова спечели титлата в многобоя на Световната купа по художествена гимнастика в София, Ева Брезалиева завърши на шеста позиция" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-04-04.