Anastasia Maksimova

Anastasia Ivanovna Maksimova (Russian: Анастасия Ивановна Максимова, IPA: [ɐnəstɐˈsʲiɪ̯ə mɐˈksʲiməvə]; born 27 June 1991) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympics Group champion, the 2015 Worlds Group All-around champion, two-time World Group All-around bronze medalist and three-time European (2021, 2016, 2014) Group All-around champion.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Ivanovna and the family name is Maksimova.
Anastasia Maksimova
Anastasia Maksimova in 2016
Personal information
Alternative name(s)Anastasiia Maximova
Nickname(s)Nastia
Country represented Russia
Born (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991
Petrozavodsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
HometownNizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team2008–2016, 2019-
ClubDynamo Moscow[2]
Head coach(es)Irina Viner[2]
Assistant coach(es)Tatiana Sergaeva [2]
ChoreographerTatiana Pomerantseva
Retiredno
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
International gymnastics competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 7 1 4
European Games 3 0 1
European Championships 5 1 0
Summer Universiade 3 0 0
Total 16 2 3
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoGroup All-around
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroGroup All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Mie 5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kiev 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons
Gold medal – first place 2014 Izmir 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stuttgart Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stuttgart 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stuttgart 5 Ribbons
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Mie Group All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Mie 3 Ribbons + 2 Ropes
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kiev Group All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku 5 Balls
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 5 Ribbons
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Group All-around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Baku Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2014 Baku 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons
Gold medal – first place 2016 Holon Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varna Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varna Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2014 Baku 10 Clubs
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varna 5 Balls
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 KazanGroup All-around
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan10 Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan3 Balls + 2 Ribbons

Career

A veteran in the Russian Group, Maksimova has competed in 4 World Championships, Maksimova appeared in her first Worlds in 2009 (Mie, Japan) where the Russian Group won bronze in Group all-around. she was briefly relegated into the Russian reserve team in 2010 but rejoined the Russian national Group team in 2013.

Maksimova was member of the Russian Group that won the gold medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Group All-around, 10 clubs and 2 ribbons/3 balls. Maksimova and the Russian Group won the gold medals in Group All-around, 10 clubs and 2 ribbons/3 balls at the 2013 World Cup series in St. Petersburg, Russia. Maksimova and her Russian teammates won the Group All-around bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships, they won gold in 2 Ribbon + 3 Balls final.

In 2014, Maksimova with the Russian Group became the 2014 European Group all-around champions, in event finals, they won gold in 2Ribbon / 3Balls and silver in 10 Clubs. They repeated as the 2014 World Cup series Group all-around champions and won gold in 10 clubs. At the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, Turkey, the Russian Group only finished 4th in all-around behind Belarus, they won gold in 2Ribbon / 3Balls final.

In 2015, Maksimova was member of the Russian Group that won gold at the inaugural 2015 European Games, they took gold in Group all-around and 5 Ribbons. At the 2015 World Cup Budapest, Maksimova with the Russian Group won gold in Group all-around, 5 Ribbons and bronze in 6 clubs / 2 Hoops. At the 2015 World Cup series in Kazan, Maksimova together with members of the Russian Group won the gold medal in Group all-around, In event finals: they also won gold in 5 ribbons and 6 clubs / 2 hoops.

In 9–13 September, Maksimova together with other members of Russian Group ( Diana Borisova, Daria Kleshcheva, Sofya Skomorokh, Anastasia Tatareva and Maria Tolkacheva ) competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart where they won the Group all-around title, eight years later; since the Russian Group won the all-around title in 2007. In apparatus finals, they won gold in 6 Clubs / 2 Hoop and silver in 5 Ribbons.[3]

In 2016, Maksimova and the Russian group won group gold at the 2016 European Championships in Holon, Israel. On 19–21 August, Maksimova was member of the golden winning Russian group (together with Anastasiia Tatareva, Maria Tolkacheva, Anastasia Bliznyuk, Vera Biryukova) that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]

Shortly after the Olympics, Maksimova completed her competitive sports career by the end of the 2016 Season. However she resumed competition and returned to the national team in 2019.

She was selected to represent Russia in group competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan together with Anastasia Tatareva, Anastasia Bliznyuk, Angelina Shkatova and Alisa Tishchenko.

Detailed Olympic results
Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2020 Olympics Tokyo All-around 2nd 90.700 2nd 89.050
Prince Igor: Polovetskie tancy s khorom
by Symphony Orchestra of State Moscow		 5 Balls 2nd 46.200 2nd 45.750
Ruslan and Liudmila
by State Symphony Orchestra of USSR		 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 2nd 44.500 3rd 43.300
2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro All-around 1st 36.233 2nd 35.516
L'adoration De La Terre, Le Sacrifice - Danse Sacrale, Time, Forward!
Igor Stravinsky, Moscow New Choir, Elena Rastvora, Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Vedernikov		 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops 1st 18.633 6th 17.233
Samba Do Brasil, Those Were The Days
by Bellini, Gruppa Na-Na		 5 Ribbons 3rd 17.600 1st 18.283

References
  1. Anastasiia Maksimova Archived 10 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Anastasiia Maksimova Archived 10 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. "Russia fight back to reclaim Rhythmic Gymnastics World group all-around title". insidethegames. 12 September 2015.
  4. "Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold". Reuters. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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