Adelina Beljajeva (born 17 August 2003) is an Estonian

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

, member of the national senior team.

Personal life

Adelina began the sport at age seven. Her idol is Russian rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun. Outside the gym she loves watching movies. She speaks English, Estonian and Russian.

Career

Junior

Beljajeva debuted internationally in 2018, competing at the

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where she ended 9th in teams, 36th in the All-Around, 24th with hoop, 20th ball and 13th with clubs. In October she competed at the Youth Olympic Games in

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, finishing 18th in the qualification round and not advancing to the final.

Senior

Her senior debut was the 2019 World Cup in

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, where she was 48th in the All-Around, 50th with hoop, 49th ball, 61st with clubs and 39th with ribbon. In August she competed at the stage in Minsk taking the 53rd place in the All-Around, 53rd with hoop, 52nd ball, 31st with clubs and 38th with ribbon. Adelina was selected to perform with hoop and clubs at the World Championships in

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, ending 23rd in teams, 46th with hoop and 50th with clubs. In 2022 she entered the national group, getting to compete at the

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, the group finished 15th in the All-Around, 18th with 5 hoops and 9th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls. In September she participated in the World Championships in

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, where she along with teammates Evelin Naptal, Mirtel Korbelainen, Kiara Oja, Arina Okamanchuk, Alina Vesselova was 20th in the All-Around, 15th with 5 hoops and 18th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beljajeva, Adelina 2003 births Living people Estonian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Estonian people of Russian descent Competitors at the 2021 Summer World University Games