Anastasiia Olehivna Kurashvili (Ukrainian: Анастасія Олегівна Курашвілі, born 25 December 2003[1] in Sumy, Ukraine) is a senior Ukrainian aerobic gymnast.[2] She is a first Ukrainian world aerobics champion (2022), World Championships silver medalist (2024) and a multiple European Championships medalist (2023).[3]
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| Full name | Anastasiia Olehivna Kurashvili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 2003 Sumy, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Aerobic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Spartak Sumy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Oksana Dubynska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Natalia Fastova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editKurashvili began aerobic gymnastics at the age of five.[2]
In October 2013, Kurashvili received a bronze medal in individual at the international aerobics competition, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria among pupils.[4]
In 2018, Anastasiia competed at the World Junior Championships, held in Guimarães, Portugal, placing second in the individual with a score of 20.65.[5] In May, she competed at the World School Sport Games in Marrakech, winning a bronze medal in trio competition.[6]
The following year, at the European Junior Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Kurashvili won a bronze medal in the individual event.[7] In that year, she also won a bronze medal in the mixed pair at the 9th International Open Competition in Portugal.[8]
In May 2021, Kurashvili competed at the World Championships in Baku, finishing seventh in trio.[9] In September, she also took part at the European Championships in Pesaro, finishing 6th in individual and 7th in mixed pair and trio.[10]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Anastasiia moved to Italy for further training and preparation for the international competitions.[11] In June, she won the gold medal in individual with a score of 20,950 at the World Championships in Guimarães.[12] Later, she competed at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, where she finished 6th in trio competition with Stanislav Halaida and Anastasiia Lytvyn in qualification without reaching a final.[13]
In March 2023, at the FIG World Cup in Cantanhede Kurashvili won a gold medal in mixed pair and a silver one in individual.[14] In May, she was nominated for Female Gymnast of the Year 2022 according to European Gymnastics Federation.[15] In October, Kurashvili added to her personal award two silver medals in mixed pair and individual at the FIG World Cup in Bucharest, Romania.[16] Later, she was awarded the Best Acrobatic Gymnast of the Year according to FIG.[17] In November, Kurashvili competed at the 2023 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships, where she won a silver medal in individual and a bronze one in team competition.[18][19]
In March 2024, at the FIG World Cup in Cantanhede Kurashvili won two gold medals in mixed pair and individual.[20] In September, she won a silver medal in individual event at the World Championships in Pesaro.[21]
References
edit- ^ "СКЛАД учасників навчально-тренувального збору національної збірної команди України зі спортивної аеробіки". Ministry of Youth and Sports (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b "FIG Profile Anastasiia Kurashvili". FIG. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ ""Спартаківка" Анастасія Курашвілі стала віце-чемпіонкою Європи зі спортивної аеробіки". sichnews.com (in Ukrainian). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Большой успех сумской аэробики". shans.com.ua (in Russian). 2 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчанка завоевала мировое серебро по спортивной аэробике". sumypost.com (in Russian). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Україна перемогла на Всесвітній літній Гімназіаді у Марокко - спортсмени виграли понад 100 медалей". Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчанка - с бронзой ЧЕ". shans.com.ua (in Russian). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчане отличились на соревнованиях по спортивной аэробике в Португалии". dancorsumy.ua (in Russian). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Збірна України виграла срібло чемпіонату світу зі спортивної аеробіки". sportarena.com (in Ukrainian). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Підсумки 2021 року: згадуємо найяскравіші моменти української гімнастики". Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (in Ukrainian). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ ""Не очікувала, що так буде" – спортсменка Анастасія Курашвілі про своє чемпіонство світу". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Анастасія Курашвілі здобула історичну перемогу і стала чемпіонкою світу зі спортивної аеробіки". Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (in Ukrainian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Aerobic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сум'яни відзначились на кубку світу зі спортивної аеробіки". mistosumy.com (in Ukrainian). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчанка претендує на звання кращої гімнастки року в Європі". dancor.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Українці виграли Кубок світу зі спортивної аеробіки у змішаній парі. Курашвілі – спортсменка року". Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (in Ukrainian). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Українку визнано "Спортсменкою року" за версією FIG". lb.ua (in Ukrainian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Українка Курашвілі стала срібною призеркою чемпіонату Європи-2023 зі спортивної аеробіки". lb.ua (in Ukrainian). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ European Gymnastics Union - Official results
- ^ "Сумські спортсмени, які вибороли медалі кубка світу зі спортивної аеробіки, повернулися додому". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "18th FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships". Retrieved 29 September 2024.
External links
edit- Anastasiia Kurashvili at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Anastasiia Kurashvili in Instagram