Maria Bondareva

Maria Anatolyevna Bondareva (Russian: Мария Анатольевна Бондарева; born 28 November 1999)[1] is a Russian former artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Junior European Championships. She is the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival champion on the balance beam and with the team.

Maria Bondareva
Full nameMaria Anatolyevna Bondareva
Nickname(s)Masha
Country represented Russia
Born (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999
Fryazino, Moscow Oblast, Russia
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2012 - 2015 (RUS)
Head coach(es)Ulyana Pursheva, Yuriy Bachurin
Retired2015
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 SofiaTeam
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2013 UtrechtTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 UtrechtBalance beam

Career

2012

Bondareva competed at the International Gymnix in Montreal and helped her team win the gold medal.[2] She also won the gold medal in the all-around and on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.[3][4][5] She won the all-around gold medal at the Russian Championships in the Candidate Master of Sport category with a total score of 56.867.[6] At the City of Jesolo Trophy, she helped the junior Russian team win the bronze medal, and she placed eighth in the all-around.[7]

2013

Bondareva competed at the International Gymnix and helped the Russian team win the gold medal. She also tied for gold in the all-around with her teammate, Anastasia Dmitrieva, and she won the silver medal on the balance beam.[8] Then at the Lugano Trophy, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Romanian gymnast Andreea Munteanu.[9]

At the European Youth Olympic Festival, Bondareva won the team gold medal alongside Maria Kharenkova and Viktoria Kuzmina. She won the gold medal on the balance beam.[10] She placed fifth in the all-around final with a score of 54.200.[11] Then at the Japan Junior International, she placed sixth in the all-around and won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind American Bailie Key and Romanian Andreea Iridon.[12]

2014

Bondareva competed at the Junior Russian Championships, and she won the gold medal with her team. However, she pulled out of the all-around and event finals.[13] At the European Championships she competed alongside Angelina Melnikova, Seda Tutkhalyan, Anastasia Dmitrieva, and Daria Skrypnik, and they won the team gold medal.[14] In November, she competed at the KSI-Matsz Cup in Budapest and won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Ekaterina Sokova and Zsofia Kovacs.[15]

2015

Bondareva became age-eligible for senior competition in 2015. In March, she competed at the Russian Championships in Penza. She won the gold medal with her team, and she placed eighth in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise.[16] She then competed at a friendly meet against Italy, Romania, and Colombia, and the Russian team won the gold medal.[17] In October, she retired from gymnastics due to a back injury.[18]

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2012International Gymnix1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior National Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)8
2013International Gymnix1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)582nd place, silver medalist(s)4
Junior National Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lugano Trophy2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival1st place, gold medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)
Japan Junior International63rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014Junior National Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
KSI Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015National Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)888
ITA-RUS-ROU-COL Friendly1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Бондарева Мария Анатольевна" [Bondareva Maria Anatolyevna]. Russian Gymnastics Federation (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. "Team Results" (PDF). L'International Gymnix 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. "Event Results Barres" (PDF). L'International Gymnix 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. "Event Results Poutre" (PDF). L'International Gymnix 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  5. "Event Results Sol" (PDF). L'International Gymnix 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  6. Minguillon, Albert (23 March 2012). "Bondareva, Fedyorova win Russian Junior All Around titles". The All Around. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  7. "U.S. sweeps team, all-around titles at City of Josolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. Booth, Elizabeth (10 March 2013). "Russia WAG win Gymnix International Junior Cup". Rewriting Russian Gymnastics. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. "10th Lugano Trophy". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. Hopkins, Lauren (19 July 2013). "2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  11. Booth, Elizabeth (18 July 2013). "Russia's Maria Kharenkova takes gold in AA at EYOF". Rewriting Russian Gymnastics. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  12. Hopkins, Lauren (23 September 2013). "2013 Junior Japan International Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. "ПЕРВЕНСТВО РОССИИ 2014 ГОДА". Russian Federation Gymnastics. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  14. "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors". Longines Timing. UEG. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  15. Hopkins, Lauren (15 September 2014). "Viktoria Komova Makes International Return in Hungary". The Gymternet. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  16. Hopkins, Lauren (4 March 2015). "2015 Russian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  17. Hopkins, Lauren (30 May 2015). "2015 Four Nations Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  18. "Sadly the gymnastics group on VK today confirmed the retirement of national team member Maria Bondareva..." Facebook. Rewriting Russian Gymnastics. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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