Anastasia Bliznyuk
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Anastasia Bliznyuk on the meeting of Russian 2012 Summer Olympics medalists with the President of Russia, August 16, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anastasia Ilyinichna Bliznyuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 June 1994 Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Penza, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Viner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anastasia Ilyinichna Bliznyuk (Russian: Анастасия Ильинична Близнюк; born 28 June 1994, Zaporizhia, Ukraine[1]) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympics Group All-around champion, 2013 World Group All-around bronze medalist, 2012 European Group All-around champion and two time (2013, 2012) World Cup Final Group All-around champion.
Personal life
Anastasia is the daughter of former football player Ilya Bliznyuk who played for the Ukrainian national team and is the head coach of FC Zirka Kirovograd.[2] She has an elder sister named Alexandra and a younger brother named Vladimir.
Career
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Bliznyuk was part of the gold medal winning Russian Group at the 2012 European Championships and at the World Cup Final in Minsk, Belarus. She won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the group all-around event together with other group members (Uliana Donskova, Ksenia Dudkina, Alina Makarenko, Anastasia Nazarenko, Karolina Sevastyanova).[3]
For six months leading up to the Olympic Games, the Russian gymnasts only ate buckwheat in their diet.[4] Bliznyuk is a resident of the city of Penza.[5]
Bliznyuk suffered an injury at the start of the 2013 season and was not selected to compete with the Russian Group, she returned to competition in the Russian Group at the 2013 Sofia World Cup where they won the silver medal in all-around and gold in 2 ribbons/3 balls final. At the Minsk World Cup they won gold in all-around, silver in 2 ribbons/3 balls and bronze in 10 clubs. Bliznyuk and the rest Russian Group won all the gold medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade in All-around, 10 clubs and 2 ribbons/3 balls. The Russian Group won the gold medals in Group All-around, 10 clubs and 2 ribbons/3 balls at the 2013 World Cup Final in St. Petersburg, Russia. Bliznyuk 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. Bliznyuk along with rest of the remaining Russian Group Olympians completed their careers after the World Championships. Irina Viner has stated about their dismissal and retirements: "We have made drastic changes in the composition of the group. All the girls, who a year ago at the Olympic Games were the first after the World Cup series had to say goodbye to the sport. They did not show in Kiev what could and should have been shown. The "star disease" should not be left on the carpet. And I always say that as long as you're standing on a pedestal - you're a winner, but as soon as you had gone down from it- you're no one to call you in any way".[6]
Detailed Olympic results
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music [7] | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2012 | Olympics | London | All-around | 1st | 57.000 | 1st | 56.375 | |
| Giselle by Adolphe Adams | 5 Balls | 1st | 28.700 | 1st | 28.375 | |||
| ( Knock on Wood / Tough Lover / At Last / Oye ) by Safri Duo / Christina Aguilera / Kenny G / Gloria Estefan |
3 Ribbons / 2 Hoops | 1st | 28.300 | 1st | 28.000 | |||
References
- ↑ Сборная России по художественной гимнастике - олимпийский чемпион в групповых упражнениях (in Russian). ITAR-TASS. August 12, 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Bliznyuk Family". Vinerstan. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "Russia take Group gold". London2012.com. August 12, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ↑ Рассказова, И. (August 21, 2012). Олимпийская чемпионка Анастасия Близнюк: Вечером после победы в Лондоне ужинали… пять раз!. Sovetsky Sport (in Russian).
- ↑ Пензенская гимнастка Анастасия Близнюк завоевала "золото" Лондонской Олимпиады (in Russian). Правительство Пензенской области. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Star disease had ruined Russian team in the exercise group at the Kiev World Championship". Itar-Tass. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Russia Group RG music list". rgforum.