Viktoria Bogdanova (born 24 December 1994) is an

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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 ...

Personal life

Her twin sister, Olga Bogdanova, is also a gymnast, both were chosen among the most beautiful gymnasts in the world in 2013. She graduated from Tallinn Läänemere Gymnasium and received a bachelor's degree in physical education and a master's degree in physical education at

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Career

In 2010, at the World Championships in

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, she finished 62nd in qualifying and 23rd in team competition. In 2011, at the World Championships in

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, she was 48th in qualifying and 18th with the team. The Estonian Gymnastics Association chose her as the best gymnast of 2012. In 2013 at the

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Bogdanova was 16th, while at the World Championships in

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she was 43rd in the All-Around. In 2014 she participated in the World Cup in

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, where she arrived 27th. At the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, she finished 41st in qualifying and 16th in the team competition. In 2015 she took part in the World Cup in

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, where she finished 29th in the All-Around. At the

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, she was 15th in the team competition. At the World Championships in

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, she ended 43rd in qualifying and 18th in the team competition. In 2016 she participated in the World Cup in

, where she was 25th. At the Test Event in

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she arrived 20th, without being able to qualify for the

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. In 2017 she took part in the World Cup in

, where she was 25th. She participated in the

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. At the 22nd Universiade, she arrived 16th. In 2018 she participated in the World Cup in

, where she ended 27th, at the World Challenge Cup in

, where she arrived 22nd. At the World Championships in

, she was 40th in the All-Around qualifier and 20th in the team competition. In 2019 she won a bronze medal in the ball final at the Summer Universiade in

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, becoming the first Estonian to win a medal in that competition. At the 2020 European Championships, she finished 14th in the all-around competition for individual gymnasts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdanova, Viktoria Living people 1994 births Estonian rhythmic gymnasts Estonian twins Tallinn University alumni Estonian people of Russian descent Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Universiade bronze medalists for Estonia Universiade medalists in gymnastics