Adelina Beljajeva

Adelina Beljajeva
Born	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21) Estonia
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Estonia
Years on national team	2018-2022
Level	International Elite
Club	VK Elegance / Tallinna Spordikool
Head coach(es)	Natalja Bestsastnaja, Irina Stadnik
Medal record Women's rhythmic gymnastics Representing  Estonia Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

Adelina Beljajeva (born 17 August 2003) is an Estonian rhythmic gymnast,^[1] member of the national senior team.

Personal life

Adelina began the sport at age seven.^[2] Her idol is Russian rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun. Outside the gym she loves watching movies. She speaks English, Estonian and Russian.^[1]

Career

Junior

Beljajeva debuted internationally in 2018, competing at the European Championships in Guadalajara where she ended 9th in teams, 36th in the All-Around, 24th with hoop, 20th ball and 13th with clubs.^[3] In October she competed at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, finishing 18th in the qualification round and not advancing to the final.^[4]

Senior

Her senior debut was the 2019 World Cup in Pesaro, where she was 48th in the All-Around, 50th with hoop, 49th ball, 61st with clubs and 39th with ribbon.^[5] In August she competed at the stage in Minsk taking the 53rd place in the All-Around, 53rd with hoop, 52nd ball, 31st with clubs and 38th with ribbon.^[6] Adelina was selected to perform with hoop and clubs at the World Championships in Baku, ending 23rd in teams, 46th with hoop and 50th with clubs.^[7]

In 2022 she entered the national group, getting to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, the group finished 15th in the All-Around, 18th with 5 hoops and 9th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.^[8] In September she participated in the World Championships in Sofia, where she along with teammates Evelin Naptal, Mirtel Korbelainen, Kiara Oja, Arina Okamanchuk, Alina Vesselova was 20th in the All-Around, 15th with 5 hoops and 18th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.^[9]

References

1. "BELJAJEVA Adelina - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
2. ERR, Алексей Маргиев | (2018-04-08). "Эстонская гимнастика движется в правильном направлении". ERR (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
3. "Gymnastics - European Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2018 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
4. "2018 Youth Olympics Qualification" (PDF). buenosaires2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
5. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2019 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
6. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Minsk 2019 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
7. "2019 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
8. "2022 European Championships Groups All-Around" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
9. "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.