Viktoria Bogdanova-Seledtsova ( Bogdanova; born 24 December 1994), is an Estonian former

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who now works as a coach.

Personal life

Her twin sister, Olga Bogdanova, is also a gymnast. Both were chosen among the most beautiful gymnasts in the world in 2013. She later changed her name to Bogdanova-Seledtsova. She graduated from Tallinn Läänemere Gymnasium and received a bachelor's degree in physical education and a master's degree in physical education at

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Career

In 2010, at the

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, she finished 62nd in qualifying and 23rd in team competition. In 2011, at the

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, she was 48th in qualifying and 18th with the team. The Estonian Gymnastics Association chose her as the best gymnast of 2012. In 2013 at the

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Bogdanova was 16th, while at the

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she was 43rd in the All-Around. In 2014 she participated in the

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, where she arrived 27th. At the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, she finished 41st in qualifying and 16th in the team competition. In 2015 she took part in the

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, where she finished 29th in the All-Around. At the

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, she was 15th in the team competition. At the

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, she ended 43rd in qualifying and 18th in the team competition. In 2016 she participated in the

in Pesaro, where she was 25th. At the Test Event in

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she arrived 20th, without being able to qualify for the

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. In 2017 she took part in the

in Sofia, where she was 25th. She participated in the

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. At the 22nd

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, she arrived 16th. In 2018 she participated in the

in Pesaro, where she ended 27th, at the World Challenge Cup in Minsk, where she arrived 22nd. At the

in Sofia, she was 40th in the All-Around qualifier and 20th in the team competition. In 2019 she won a bronze medal in the ball final at the

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, becoming the first Estonian to win a medal in that competition. At the 2020 European Championships, she finished 14th in the all-around competition for individual gymnasts. She retired after the 2021 World Championships, where she placed 32nd.

Post-gymnastics career

She works as a coach at a club in Tallinn that she founded with her sister.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdanova, Viktoria Living people 1994 births Estonian rhythmic gymnasts Estonian twins Tallinn University alumni Estonian people of Russian descent Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Estonia Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts from Tallinn Gymnastics coaches