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Anastasia Bliznyuk

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Anastasia Ilyinichna Bliznyuk (Russian: Анастасия Ильинична Близнюк, IPA: [ɐnəstɐˈsʲijə blʲɪˈzʲnʲuk]; born 28 June 1994) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast and coach. She is a two-time Group All-around champion at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, silver medalist at the 2020 Olympics, world champion at the 2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, bronze medalist at the 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, and three-time European champion at the 2012, 2016 and 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. She is the third group rhythmic gymnast to win two gold medals in the Olympic Games after the late Natalia Lavrova and Yelena Posevina, and the only rhythmic gymnast to win three medals in the Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anastasia Bliznyuk is the 229th most popular gymnast (up from 283rd in 2019), the 1,235th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 1,339th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ukrainian Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Anastasia Bliznyuk ranks 229 out of 370Before her are Chen Yibing, Rosie MacLennan, Andreea Răducan, Ellie Black, Elena Zamolodchikova, and Carolina Pascual. After her are Sanne Wevers, Gervasio Deferr, Margarita Mamun, Igor Cassina, Kerri Strug, and Aurelia Dobre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Anastasia Bliznyuk ranks 397Before her are Koray Günter, Zhu Lin, Morgan Sanson, Nils Politt, Pascal Ackermann, and Salih Uçan. After her are Jean-Paul Boëtius, Brittany Elmslie, Natalia Zabiiako, Edgar Ié, Leilia Adzhametova, and Kang Ji-young.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Anastasia Bliznyuk ranks 1,235 out of 1,365Before her are Lyudmyla Kichenok (1992), Iryna Herashchenko (1995), Andriy Fedchuk (1980), Yana Shemyakina (1986), Victoria Koblenko (1980), and Bohdan Shust (1986). After her are Alina Pash (1993), Heorhiy Bushchan (1994), Vladlen Tatarsky (1982), Olena Khomrova (1987), Mykola Shaparenko (1998), and Roman Hontyuk (1984).

Among GYMNASTS In Ukraine

Among gymnasts born in Ukraine, Anastasia Bliznyuk ranks 7Before her are Larisa Latynina (1934), Viktor Chukarin (1921), Tatiana Gutsu (1976), Anna Bessonova (1984), Tatiana Lysenko (1975), and Hrihoriy Misyutin (1970). After her are Oleg Vernyayev (1993), Valeriy Honcharov (1977), Igor Radivilov (1992), Artem Dolgopyat (1997), Illia Kovtun (2003), and Petro Pakhnyuk (1991).