Natalia Kapitonova

Natalia Andreevna Kapitonova (Russian: Наталья Андреевна Капитонова) (born 31 May 2000) is a Russian artistic gymnast.^[1]

Natalia Kapitonova
Full name	Natalia Andreevna Kapitonova
Country represented	Russia
Born	(2000-05-31) May 31, 2000 (age 24) Penza, Penza Oblast, Russia
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite

Junior career

2013-2014

In 2013, Kapitonova won team silver at the Russian Junior Championships and silver on bars at the Voronin Cup. The following year, she competed at the Russian Hopes, winning gold on floor exercise and silver in the all-around and on bars. She made her international debut in France at the Tournoi International Combs-la-Ville, winning team, all-around, and uneven bars gold and floor exercise bronze.^[2] At the Voronin Cup at the end of the year, she won team silver and uneven bars gold.^[3]

2015

In March, Kapitonova competed at the International Gymnix, winning uneven bars gold, team and all-around silver, vault bronze, and placing fourth on floor and fifth on beam.^[4] At the Russian Junior Championships in April, she won uneven bars silver, team bronze, and placed fourth on beam and floor and fifth in the all-around.^[5] At the Student Spartakiada in June, she won all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise gold, team and vault silver, and uneven bars bronze.

In November she competed at the Elite Gym Massilia in Marseille, France, where she took the uneven bars gold medal and helped her team to silver, finishing fourth individually all-around.^[6] At the Voronin Cup in December, she beat teammate Angelina Melnikova to the all-around junior title.

Senior career

2016

On March 18–20, Kapitonova debuted in international competition at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge Cup where Team Russia won the gold medal. On April 30-May 1, she competed at the Osijek World Cup where he won silver in floor and bronze in uneven bars.

2017

On March 2 during the Russian Nationals held in Kazan, Russia, Kapitonova defeated Olympians Seda Tuthkhalyan, Angelina Melnikova as well as 2016 Junior European Champion Elena Eremina to become the Russian National All-Around Champion as well as the co-Uneven Bars Champion with Daria Spiridonova. She was then assigned to DTB Pokal Team Challenge Cup at Stuttgart, Germany. She helped the Russian team win gold by nearly 5 points. Then, she attended the 2017 Jesolo Trophy event where she contributed to the bronze medal performance of the Russian squad. After her clutch performances at these competitions, Kapitonova was named to the Russian Team for the 2017 Europeans.

Competitive history

Junior

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2013	Russian Championships
	Voronin Cup
2014	Russian Hopes (KMS)
	Tournoi Int'l Combs-la-Ville
	Voronin Cup		4				4
2015	International Gymnix					5	4
	National Championships		5			4	4
	Student Spartakiada
	Elite Gym Massilia		4
	Russian Hopes (MS Junior)
	Voronin Cup (Junior)

Senior

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2016	DTB Pokal Team Challenge Cup
	National Championships		6		4		5
	Osijek World Cup
	Russian Cup		5
2017	National Championships	4					4
	DTB Pokal Team Challenge Cup
	City of Jesolo Trophy		16
	European Championships		9
2018	Voronin Cup
2021	National Championships

Year	Competition Description	Location	Apparatus	Rank-Final	Score-Final	Rank-Qualifying	Score-Qualifying
2017	European Championships	Cluj-Napoca	All-Around	9	52.766	12	52.898
			Uneven Bars			10	13.866
			Balance Beam			23	12.500
			Floor Exercise			12	12.966

References

1. "KAPITONOVA Natalia". FIG Licence Viewer. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
2. "2014 Combs-la-Ville Results" (PDF). GymnasticsResults. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
3. "2014 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymter.net. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
4. "2015 International Gymnix Results". The Gymter.net. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
5. "2015 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymter.net. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
6. "2015 Elite Gym Massilia Results". The Gymter.net. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

External links

• Natalia KAPITONOVA at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Natalia Kapitonova Profile (in Russian)
• Gymnastics Results
• Natalia Kapitonova on Instagram