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Belarusian rhythmic gymnast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anastasiya Aliaxandrauna Malakanava (Belarusian: Настасся Аляксандраўна Малаканава; born 1 May 2003)[2] is a Belarusian group 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 silver medal in the team event at the 2021 European Championships.
Anastasiya Malakanava | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Anastasiya Aliaxandrauna Malakanava | ||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Minsk, Belarus[1] | 1 May 2003||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2021 - present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dinamo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Irina Leparskaya | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Malakanava competed at the 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.[3] She won a group all-around bronze medal at the Baku World Cup behind Bulgaria and Italy.[4] They also won the bronze medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and placed fourth in the 5 balls.[5] She then competed at the European Championships and won a silver medal in the team competition with the senior group and individuals Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos.[6] The Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around and in 5 balls and finished eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[7][8][9]
Malakanava was selected to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Rybakova, Arina Tsitsilina, Karyna Yarmolenka.[10] In the qualification round, the group finished in eighth and qualified for the final spot in the final.[11] Then in the group all-around final, the group improved to finish in fifth place.[12] The same group then competed at the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. They won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia.[13] This marked the first time Belarus won a World group all-around medal since 2014.[14] In the apparatus finals, they finished fourth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[15] The Belarusian team of Alina Harnasko, Anastasiia Salos, and the senior group won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Italy.[16]
Malakanava 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.[17]