Evgeniia Levanova (russian: Евгения Леванова; born ) is a Russian group

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 ...

. She is a three-time (2017–2019)

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Group all-around champion.

Career

Evgeniia took up

rhythmic gymnastics 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 coord ...

at the age of 4 in her home town

Cheboksary Cheboksary (; russian: Чебокса́ры, r=Cheboksáry, p=tɕɪbɐˈksarɨ; cv, Шупашкар, ''Şupaşkar'') is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia and a port on the Volga River. Geography The city is located in the Volga Upland reg ...

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. Her mother introduced her to this sport. At the age of 12, she entered the artistic gymnastics department of the Nizhny Novgorod School of the Olympic Reserve. She joined

n National team in 2016. In September 2019, Levanova and the Russian group won the Group All-Around title at the

2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships The 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 16 September to 22 September 2019. The competition took place at the National Gymnastics Arena and served as a qualifier to the 2020 Olympic Games. There were Olym ...

. They won bronze medal in 5 Balls final and another gold in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final the next day. She competed at Grand Prix Moscow in 2020, and apparently retired sometime in 2021.

Personal life

According to her social media, Evgeniia is dating a retired

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Maxim Kovtun Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun (russian: Максим Павлович Ковтун; born 18 June 1995) is a retired Russian figure skater. He is a three-time European medalist (silver in 2015 and 2017, bronze in 2016) and four-time (2014, 2015, 2016, 2 ...

since 2018. In August 2021, the couple announced their engagement.

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* 2000 births Living people Russian rhythmic gymnasts Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships People from Cheboksary Sportspeople from Chuvashia 21st-century Russian women {{Russia-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub