Aida Kurbanova ( ; born 13 December 1997) is a Kazakh

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. She is the

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champion on floor exercise.

Early and personal life

Bauyrzhanova began training in gymnastics in 2005. In September 2024 she married fellow Kazakh gymnast

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Gymnastics career

2012

Bauyrzhanova made her international debut at the 2012 Junior Asian Championships where she helped Kazakhstan finish fourth as a team. Individually she placed fourth in the all-around.

2013–14

Bauyrzhanova turned senior in 2013. She competed at the Anadia Challenge Cup and the 2013 Voronin Cup. At the

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Bauyrzhanova finished eleventh in the all-around.

2015–17

At the 2015 Asian Championships Bauyrzhanova helped Kazakhstan finish fifth as a team and individually she finished thirteenth in the all-around. Later that year she competed at her first

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. Bauyrzhanova finished 191st in qualifications and did not advance to any event finals. Bauyrzhanova was unable to compete in international competitions in 2016 or 2017 due to an elbow injury.

2018

Bauyrzhanova returned to international competition at the

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. She finished twenty-third in the all-around. She next competed at the

where she finished 111th during qualifications.

2019

Bauyrzhanova competed at the Melbourne World Cup where she finished seventh on floor exercise. At the 2019 Asian Championships she finished nineteenth in the all-around. She next competed at the

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but did not qualify for any event finals. In December Bauyrzhanova competed at the Voronin Cup where she placed sixth in the all-around, fourth on uneven bars, third on balance beam, and second on floor exercise.

2021–22

Most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the

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. Bauyrzhanova competed at the Koper Challenge Cup in 2021 where she finished sixth on floor exercise. Bauyrzhanova competed at the 2022 World Cups in Doha, Cairo, and Baku. At the

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Bauyrzhanova finished ninth in the all-around and qualified to compete as an individual at the 2022 World Championships. Additionally she placed eighth during the balance beam final. In August Bauyrzhanova competed at the

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alongside Ayazhan Shamshitdinova. They finished third as a team behind Turkey and Uzbekistan. Individually Bauyrzhanova placed first on floor exercise, second on balance beam behind Dildora Aripova, and third on uneven bars behind Sevgi Seda Kayışoğlu and

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Competitive history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bauyrzhanova, Aida 1997 births Living people Kazakhstani female artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Astana Gymnasts at the 2014 Asian Games Gymnasts at the 2018 Asian Games 21st-century Kazakhstani sportswomen Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan Gymnasts at the 2022 Asian Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan