Aliya Assymova (, ''Äliia Asymova''; , born 16 December 1997) is a Kazakhstani former individual
rhythmic gymnast
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.
Career
On the junior level, Assymova was the
2011 Asian Championships all-around champion. She also won medals in all four event finals, including two golds in hoop and ribbon. In 2012, she came in first place in her age group at the Kazakhstan National Championships.
Assymova debuted as a senior in the 2013 season and represented her nation at international competitions. She competed in three
World Championships
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(2013 in
Kyiv
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, 2014 in
Ä°zmir
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and 2015 in
Stuttgart
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). Assymova won a bronze in team event at the
2014 Asian Games
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On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ...
and at the
2015 Asian Championships.
She won a bronze medal in the ball final at the 2014
Grand Prix
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Berlin.
In 2016, she competed at three
World Cup
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stages before competing at the
2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event
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Concerns and criticisms
During the test event the FIG (In ...
; she placed 18th in the qualification round and did not qualify for the Olympics. This was her last international competition. She later became a coach.
References
External links
*
Rhythmic Gymnastics Results
1997 births
Living people
Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnasts
Asian Games bronze medalists in gymnastics
Gymnasts at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Sportspeople from Taldykorgan
21st-century Kazakhstani sportswomen
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships
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