Anastasiya Rybakova

Anastasiya Aliaksandrauna Rybakova (Belarusian: Настасся Аляксандраўна Рыбакова; born 23 April 2000)[1] is a Belarusian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 World team and group all-around bronze medalist. She represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she finished fifth in the group all-around. She won a team silver medal at the 2021 European Championships. She is the 2019 European Games group all-around and 3 hoops + 4 clubs champion. At the junior level, she is the 2015 European 5 balls champion and group all-around silver medalist.

Anastasiya Rybakova
Full nameAnastasiya Aliaksandrauna Rybakova
Nickname(s)Nastya
Country represented Belarus
Born (2000-04-23) 23 April 2000
Grodno, Belarus
HometownMinsk, Belarus
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2017-
ClubRepublican Centre of Olympic Training
Head coach(es)Tatiana Nenasheva
Assistant coach(es)Irina Leparskaya
ChoreographerVolha Strakhava
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Group rhythmic gymnastics
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 KitakyushuTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2021 KitakyushuGroup all-around
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Group all-around
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 5 Balls
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 VarnaTeam
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Minsk5 Balls
Silver medal – second place2015 MinskGroup all-around
Silver medal – second place2014 BakuTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 BakuHoop

Career

Junior

Rybakova competed at the 2014 Junior European Championships as an individual gymnast. She won a team silver medal with Mariya Trubach and Stefaniya-Sofiya Manakhava behind the Russian team. Individually, she won the bronze medal in the hoop final behind Yulia Bravikova and Zhala Piriyeva.[2] She began competing with the Belarusian junior group in 2015. At the 2015 Junior European Championships, Rybakova won the silver medal in the group all-around behind Russia.[3] She then won a gold medal in the 5 balls event final.[4]

Senior

Rybakova competed with the Belarusian senior group at the 2017 World Championships and finished fifth in the group all-around and in both apparatus finals.[5][6]

Rybakova competed at the 2018 European Championships where the Belarusian team finished in fifth place. The Belarusian group finished sixth in the group all-around, fifth in the 5 hoops final, and fourth in the 3 balls + 2 ropes final.[7] She then competed at the 2018 World Championships alongside Lalita Matskevich, Dziyana Misiuchenka, Hanna Haidukevich, Hanna Shvaiba. They finished sixth in the group all-around final, eighth in the 5 hoops final, and fifth in the 3 balls + 2 ropes final.[8]

Rybakova and the Belarusian group won the gold medal in the 5 balls final at the 2019 Sofia World Cup.[9] She was selected to represent Belarus at the 2019 European Games alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Hanna Shvaiba, Arina Tsitsilina, Karyna Yarmolenka. They won the gold medal in the group all-around by 0.050 ahead of Bulgaria. They also won the gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. In the 5 balls final, they won the bronze medal behind Russia and Bulgaria.[10] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships in Baku where the Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around.[11] They also finished fourth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and seventh in the 5 balls final.[12]

Rybakova competed at the 2021 Tashkent World Cup where the Belarusian group won the all-around bronze medal behind Uzbekistan and Israel. They won the silver medal in the 5 balls final behind Uzbekistan, and in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs behind Israel.[13] She won a group all-around bronze medal at the 2021 Baku World Cup behind Bulgaria and Italy.[14] They also won the bronze medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and placed fourth in the 5 balls.[15] She then competed at the 2021 European Championships and won a silver medal in the team competition with the senior group and individuals Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos.[16] The Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around and in 5 balls and finished eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[17][18][19]

Rybakova was selected to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Malakanava, Arina Tsitsilina, Karyna Yarmolenka.[20] In the qualification round, the group finished in eighth and qualified for the final spot in the final.[21] Then in the group all-around final, the group improved to finish in fifth place.[22] The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. They won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia.[23] This marked the first time Belarus won a World group all-around medal since 2014.[24] In the apparatus finals, they finished fourth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[25] The Belarusian team of Alina Harnasko, Anastasiia Salos, and the senior group won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Italy.[26]

Rybakova did not compete in any international competitions in 2022 due to the International Gymnastics Federation banning Russian and Belarusian athletes due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[27]

References
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  24. "RGF Group claims fifth consecutive World All-Around title". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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  27. "FIG adopts further measures against Russia and Belarus". International Gymnastics Federation. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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