Elzhana Taniyeva
Elzhana Taniyeva (born 6 September 2005) is a Kazakh rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 Asian champion.
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Country represented | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kazakhstan | 6 September 2005||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2020-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Aliya Yusupova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Lola Adilbekova, Yana Arintseva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 9 October 2023. |
Personal life[edit]
Taniyeva speaks Russian and English.[1] Her idol is Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnast Aliya Yussupova.[2] She has trained at Irina Viner-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Centre in Moscow, Russia and has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan.[3] She took up rhythmic gymnastics at age four, following her older sister.
Career[edit]
Junior[edit]
Taniyeva competed in the 1st Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia, finishing 13th in the team event and 21st with ribbon. She qualified for the rope final and finished in 4th place, just off the podium.[4]
Senior[edit]
In 2021 she took part in the Moscow World Cup, qualifying for all the finals. However, she did not win any medals. Later that year, Taniyeva was selected to compete at the 38th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship in Kitakyushu, Japan. She finished in the mid rankings in all four events.
Taniyeva's 2022 season started with the Palaio Faliro World Cup, where she finished 6th in the hoop final. At her next World Cup in Sofia, she qualified for the hoop, ball and clubs finals, and she won bronze with clubs. At the Baku World Cup, she was 4th in the ball final and 5th in the clubs final. She competed at the 39th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship and qualified to the all-around final, where she finished in 8th place.[5]
In 2023, she competed at the Athens World Cup and finished 11th in the all-around. The day after, she won a bronze medal in the clubs final. At the Sofia World Cup, she ended 5th place in the all-around and won another medal, this time silver in the ribbon final.[6]
At the 2024 Asian Championships, Taniyeva won the all-around. Her placement gave her an individual berth to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]
Routine music information[edit]
Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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2024 | Hoop | Beneath the Floorboards / V for Vivaldi (feat. Sebastián Pecznik & Duomo) by Power-Haus |
Ball | Speak Softly Love by Simone | |
Clubs | Sueta by AlexEmelya, Maga | |
Ribbon | Heed: Of Penetration And The City Dweller - Head Remix by Julian Cope, Clubbed to Death from Matrix OST | |
2023 | Hoop | War from The Turkish Gambit OST |
Ball | Speak Softly Love by Simone | |
Clubs | Loca by Shakira | |
Ribbon | Heed: Of Penetration And The City Dweller - Head Remix by Julian Cope, Clubbed to Death from Matrix OST | |
2022 | Hoop | Navras by Juno Reactor |
Ball | It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown | |
Clubs | Run the World (Girls) by Beyoncé | |
Ribbon | Cleopatra by Trevor Jones | |
2021 | Hoop | No Good by KALEO |
Ball | I Put A Spell On You by Garou | |
Clubs | Natural by Imagine Dragons | |
Ribbon | Obsidian (No Drums) by Audiomachine | |
2020 | Rope | The Dark Game by Neil Black |
Ball | ||
Clubs | ||
Ribbon | ||
2019 | Rope | The Dark Game by Neil Black |
Ball | Le Poulpe by Dimie Cat | |
Clubs | Puerto Rico by The Rumbar | |
Ribbon | V.E.S.P.A by Dimie Cat |
References[edit]
- ^ "TANIYEVA Elzhana - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "Казахстанская гимнасткам Эльжана Таниева подвела итоги 2019 года". Prosports.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ ""Ірі жарыстар үлкен тәжірибе сыйлады": Эльжана Таниева алдағы жоспарларымен бөлісті". olympic.kz. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "TANIYEVA Elzhana - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "Эльжана Таниева заняла восьмое место на чемпионате мира по художественной гимнастике" (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Стилияна Николова спечели титлата в многобоя на Световната купа по художествена гимнастика в София, Ева Брезалиева завърши на шеста позиция" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Temirgaliyeva, Arailym (2024-05-03). "Rhythmic gymnast Elzhana Taniyeva wins 2024 Olympic Games quota for Kazakhstan". en.inform.kz. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnasts
- Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan
- Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan
- Asian Games medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan
- Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan