Aliya Yussupova ( kk, Әлия Мақсұтқызы Жүсіпова, ''Äliia Maqsūtqyzy Jüsıpova''; born May 15, 1984) is a retired individual

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 co ...

who competed for

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

, coached by

Irina Viner Irina Alexandrovna Viner-Usmanova (russian: Ирина Александровна Винер-Усманова; born July 30, 1948) is an Uzbek-born Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach who is head coach of the Russian national team, president of the ...

Personal life

Aliya Yussupova is of Kazakh ethnicity.Interview with Aliya Yussupova
Aliya Yussupova is getting married

Career

Yussupova moved to

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

, Russia and began training with renowned Russian coach

. She won two silver medals in ball and clubs at the 2004 World Cup Final in Moscow. At the

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she qualified for the finals in 5th. In the finals she was placed fourth with a total of 103.975 (Ribbon 25.550, Clubs 26.325, Ball 26.600, Hoop 25.500). Yussupova won the Kazakhstani National Championships in the individual all-around competition in 2000–2005. In 2006 Asian championships in Surat, India, (from July 29 to August 3), she swept the rhythmic gymnastics medals. She won six gold medals, including four individual apparatus titles, the team gold and individual all-around title. She finished 6th in All-around at the 2007 World Championships. Yussupova competed in her second Olympics at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, she finished 5th at the All-around event finals. She was the also all around bronze medalist at the 2009 Universiade and in 2009 Asian championships in

Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...

, she won all the gold medals again. Yussupova retired from competition at the end of the 2009 season. In 2013, she started to train fellow

rhythmic gymnast Sabina Ashirbayeva who achieved 18th place at the

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and it is improving under her tutelage.

Coaching career

Her notable students include Sabina Ashirbayeva.

Achievements

* First Asian and Kazakh rhythmic gymnast to medal at the World Cup final. * First Kazakh gymnast to place in top 10 Finals in the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008).

Detailed Olympic results

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yussupova, Aliya 1984 births Living people People from Shymkent Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Kazakhstan Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Gymnasts at the 2002 Asian Games Gymnasts at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games World Games silver medalists Competitors at the 2005 World Games Universiade medalists in gymnastics Universiade bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade