Nilufar Shomuradova (born 7 July 1999)[2] is an Uzbekistani group rhythmic gymnast who represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the Women's rhythmic group all-around.[3]

Nilufar Shomuradova(Tursunova)
Нилуфар Шомурадова(Турсунова)
Country represented Uzbekistan
Born (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 25)
Navoiy, Uzbekistan
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Head coach(es)Yekaterina Pirozhkova
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Uzbekistan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pattaya 5 balls
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pattaya 4 clubs + 3 hoops
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent Group all-around
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 5 balls
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 4 clubs + 3 hoops
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pattaya Group all-around

Career

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Shomuradova took up rhythmic gymnastics in 2003 for health reasons.[2]

At the 2019 Asian Championships in Thailand, Shomuradova and the Uzbekistani group won two gold medals, as well as a silver in the all-around.[4]

Shomuradova was also part of the Uzbekistani group that won the all-around at the 2021 Asian Championships, taking the gold in both the 5 balls and 4 clubs + 3 hoops finals.[5]

Shomuradova represented her country at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships, where the Uzbekistani group finished seventeenth and fourteenth respectively.[6]

At the 2020 Olympic Games, she competed alongside Kamola Irnazarova, Dinara Ravshanbekova, Sevara Safoeva, and Kseniia Aleksandrova. They finished ninth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the first reserve for the final.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Team Uzbekistan". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Nilufar Shomuradova Tokyo 2020 Athlete Profile". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Сборная Узбекистана по художественной гимнастике завоевала лицензию в Токио-2020" [Uzbekistan national rhythmic gymnastics team won a quota for Tokyo 2020]. National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (in Russian). 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Гимнастки Узбекистана завоевали 13 медалей на ЧА в Таиланде" [Gymnasts of Uzbekistan won 13 medals at the Asian Championships in Thailand]. Gazeta (in Russian). 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ "2021 Asian Championships Result Book". Asian Gymnastics Union. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Nilufar Shomuradova FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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