Sabina Tashkenbaeva (born 27 November 2000 in

Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...

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) is a 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 ...

. She is the 2019 Asian Championships all-around gold medalist.

Career

Tashkenbaeva began training in gymnastics in 2006. She became a member of Uzbekistan's national team in 2013 and made her international senior debut in 2016. Tashkenbaeva competed at the

2017 Islamic Solidarity Games The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games () was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 12 to 22, 2017. Previously, the event was held in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013. The second event, originally sch ...

, earning silver in the team event alongside compatriots

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and

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, as well as bronze in both the clubs and ribbon individual competition. She won the silver medal in both the individual all-around and

team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to in ...

events at the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games (), and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 201 ...

held in Jakarta, Indonesia. At the

2019 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The 11th Asian Gymnastics Championships, Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships was held in Pattaya, Thailand from June 20 to 23, 2019. Medal winners Medal table References

Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2019 in Thai sport G ...

held in Pattaya, Thailand she won the gold medal in the individual all-around and team all-around events. Through the 2021 FIG World Cup Series, Tashkenbaeva qualified for an Olympic berth. She was the second-highest ranked eligible gymnast, after Slovenia's Ekaterina Vedeneeva.
On January 21,2023 she announced her retirement.

Personal life

Tashkenbaeva speaks English, Russian and Uzbek. She attends the Uzbek State University of Physical Education.

References

External links

* Living people 2000 births Place of birth missing (living people) Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan Asian Games silver medalists in gymnastics 21st-century Uzbekistani sportswomen Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan {{rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub