Aliya Yussupova

Aliya Yussupova
Personal information
Country represented	Kazakhstan
Born	(1984-05-15) May 15, 1984 Chimkent
Hometown	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Height	175 centimetres (5 ft 9 in)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Head coach(es)	Irina Viner
Former coach(es)	Natalia Rogozhina
Retired	yes
Medal record Competitor for Kazakhstan Rhythmic Gymnastics Summer Universiade Bronze 2009 Belgrade All-around Bronze 2009 Belgrade Hoop Bronze 2007 Bangkok Ball Bronze 2007 Bangkok Clubs Bronze 2005 Izmir Ball World Games Silver 2005 Duisburg Clubs World Cup Final Silver 2004 Moscow Ball Silver 2004 Moscow Clubs Asian Games Gold 2006 Doha All-around Gold 2006 Doha Team Silver 2002 Busan All-around Silver 2002 Busan Team Asian Championships Gold 2009 Astana All-around Gold 2009 Astana Team Gold 2009 Astana Rope Gold 2009 Astana Hoop Gold 2009 Astana Ball Gold 2009 Astana Ribbon Gold 2006 Surat All-around Gold 2006 Surat Team Gold 2006 Surat Rope Gold 2006 Surat Ball Gold 2006 Surat Clubs Gold 2006 Surat Ribbon

Aliya Yussupova (Kazakh: Әлия Мақсұтқызы Жүсіпова; born May 15, 1984 in Chimkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is an individual Rhythmic Gymnast of Kazakh ethnicity, who competes for Kazakhstan, and was coached by the Russian coach, Irina Viner.

Biography

Aliya moved to Moscow, Russia and began training with renowned Russian coach Irina Viner.

Aliya has won two silver medals in ball and clubs at the 2004 World Cup Final in Moscow. At the 2004 Athens Olympics she qualified for the finals in 5th. In the finals she was placed 4th with a total of 103.975 (Ribbon 25.550, Clubs 26.325, Ball 26.600, Hoop 25.500).

Aliya is a winner of Kazakhstani National Championships in the individual all-around competition in 2000-2005. In 2006 Asian championships in Surat, India, (from July 29 to August 3), Aliya swept the rhythmic gymnastics medals. She won six gold medals, including four individual apparatus titles, the team gold and individual all-around title. Aliya finished 6th in All-around at the 2007 World Championships.

She competed in her second Olympics at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she finished 5th at the All-around event finals. She was the also all around bronze medalist at the 2009 Universiade and in 2009 Asian championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Aliya won all the gold medals again.

She completed her career at the end of the 2009 season.

Achievements

• First Asian and Kazakh rhythmic gymnast to medal at the World Cup final.
• First Kazakh gymnast to place in top 10 Finals in the Olympic Games ( 2004 and 2008 ).

Detailed Olympic results

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music	Apparatus	Score-Final	Score-Qualifying
2008	Olympics	Beijing		All-around	69.800	69.800
			Music from Da Vinci Code by Hans Zimmer	Hoop	17.625	17.900
			Scott & Fran's Paso Doble by David Hirschfelder & The Bogo Pogo Orchestra	Rope	17.825	17.575
			Spartacus by Aram Khatchaturian	Clubs	17.650	17.575
			Artsakh by Ara Gevorkian	Ribbon	16.700	16.750

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music	Apparatus	Score-Final	Score-Qualifying
2004	Olympics	Athens		All-around	103.975	101.500
			Mystics Lullaby / Anatolian Deluxe / Marrakesh Night Market by Loreena McKennitt / Turkish Percussion Group	Ball	26.600	26.150
			Bolero (Closing Credits) music from Moulin Rouge by Steve Sharples	Hoop	25.500	25.800
			Ya Habibi Yallah by Alabina	Clubs	26.325	25.725
			Op-sa by Esil Dyuran	Ribbon	25.550	23.825

External links

• Aliya Yussupova at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique