Aliaksandra Narkevich (;

Łacinka The Belarusian Latin alphabet or Łacinka (from , BGN/PCGN romanization of Belarusian, BGN/PCGN: , ) for the Latin script in general is the Latin script as used to write Belarusian. It is similar to the Sorbian alphabet and incorporates feat ...

: Aliaksandra Siarhiejeŭna Narkievič; ; born 22 December 1994) is a

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

ian former

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, fle ...

who competed mainly in group events. She is the 2012 Olympic group all-around silver medalist with group members Anastasiya Ivankova,

Alina Tumilovich Alina Tumilovich (; Łacinka: Alina Arturaŭna Tumilovič; born 21 April 1990) is a Belarusian rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist in the group all-around competition. Career Tumilovich has competed in two Olympic Games. She ...

Maryna Hancharova Maryna Hancharova (; Łacinka: Maryna Siarhiejeŭna Hančarova; ; born 27 February 1990, Minsk) is a Belarusian rhythmic gymnast who competed in group events. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around silver medalist with group members Anastasiya Ivan ...

Nataliya Leshchyk Nataliya Leshchyk (; Łacinka: Nataliya Leščyk; born 25 July 1995) is a Belarusian rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon a ...

, and Kseniya Sankovich.

Career

At the 2008 European Junior Championships, Narkevich won gold in the hoop final and the team silver medal. She competed as an individual gymnast at the 2011 World Championships but switched to competing with the Belarusian group in 2012. Narkevich won the silver medal at the 2012 European Championships in group all-around. She then won a silver medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the group all-around event together with group members Anastasiya Ivankova,

, and Kseniya Sankovich. At the 2013 World Championships in

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

, Narkevich won gold in group all-around and silver in 3 balls / 2 ribbons. In 2014, Narkevich sustained a leg injury and sat out the whole season. She returned to the Belarusian group the following season. Narkevich was a member of the Belarusian group that won gold in 6 clubs / 2 hoops and bronze in the all-around at the inaugural

European Games The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from countries served by national Olympic committees within the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the regional association for such committ ...

, in 2015. At the 2015 World Cup series in

Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...

, Narkevich won the silver medal in group all-around, silver in 3 hoops / 6 clubs, and bronze in 5 ribbons. She announced her retirement at the end of the 2015 season.

Detailed Olympic results

References

External links

* * * 1994 births Living people Belarusian rhythmic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Belarus Olympic silver medalists for Belarus Olympic medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games bronze medalists for Belarus European Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Gymnasts from Minsk 21st-century Belarusian sportswomen {{Belarus-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub