Elizaveta Aleksandrova

Elizaveta Sergeevna Alexandrova (born 5 February 1994) is a retired Russian rhythmic gymnast. She was a junior group European Champion in 2009.

Elizaveta Aleksandrova
Personal information
Full nameElizaveta Sergeevna Alexandrova
Country represented Russia
Born (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30)
Krasnodar
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
Years on national team2008-2010
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Tatiana Sergaeva
ChoreographerTatiana Pomerantseva
Retiredyes
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Baku 5 Ribbons

Personal life

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Elizaveta is married to former basketball player Aleksey Savrasenko. They had a son in 2021 and another in 2023.[1]

Biography

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Aleksandrova grew up training with Irina Mikhailenko. In 2008, at the Russian Championships in Dmitrov, she took third place in the team category and was invited by IrinaViner-Usmanova to the selections for the Russian junior grouo. From 2008 to 2010 Elizaveta was part of the national junior group under the guidance of Tatyana Sergaeva.[2]

In 2009 she won gold overall at the World Cups in Budapest and Portimão.[2][3] In May she competed at the European Championships in Baku along Olga Ilina, Daria Izotova, Valeria Kartasheva, Ekaterina Mokhnatkina and Olga Raspopina. They won All-Around gold in the junior groups competition.[4][5][6] After that achievement she was awarded the title of International Master of Sport.[7]

In 2011, as a member of the team from the Southern Federal District, she ranked 4th at the Russian Championships in the team category. She retired in 2013 because of a relapse of a serious injury she got after the Euros in 2009.

After finishing her racing career, she leads sports camps and masterclasses in Russia.[8][9][10] She also worked at the State Museum of Sport at the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation.[11]

In 2020 Elizaveta graduated in International Sports Management and Marketing at the Higher School of Economics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Приключения в Казани, лучшая группа поддержки и энергичный Зубастик. Локонеделя". lokobasket.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  2. ^ a b c "Высшая школа экономики научила правильно расставлять приоритеты и ставить перед собой нужные карьерные цели. Интервью чемпионки Европы 2009 Елизаветы Сергеевны Александровой". www.hse.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  3. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics | View topic - World Cup Budapest (6-8 March 2009)". rsg.net. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  4. ^ "2009 European Championships" (PDF). europeangymnastics.com.
  5. ^ "Кубанская спортсменка стала чемпионкой Европы по художественной гимнастике". Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  6. ^ "Российские гимнастки стали чемпионками Европы в групповых упражнениях". Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  7. ^ "2009 Master of Sport" (PDF). Web Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-09.
  8. ^ "Ульяновские школьники позанимались гимнастикой с чемпионкой Европы - Аргументы Недели". 2021-07-09. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  9. ^ "УлПравда ТВ - Художественная гимнастика для мальчишек. Чемпионка Европы провела мастер-класс в ульяновском селе". 2021-07-09. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  10. ^ "Мастер-класс от чемпионки Европы — Репортер". 2021-07-11. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  11. ^ "Ульяновцы позанимались художественной гимнастикой, обсудили сельский спорт и увидели «Страну Героев»". 2021-07-09. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-28.