Maryia Poplyko

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Maryia Poplyko
Марыя Уладзіміраўна Поплыко
Full nameMaryia Uladzimirauna Poplyko
Country represented Belarus
Born (1986-01-15) January 15, 1986 (age 38)
Babruysk, Belarus
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team1994-2004
ClubSK FPB Minsk
Head coach(es)Irina Leparskaya
Assistant coach(es)Natalia Shmakova
Former coach(es)L. E. Bondareva (1994-1997), L. G. Lukyanenko (1997-2000), I. F. Lagunova, T. E. Nenasheva (since 2000)
ChoreographerHalina Ryzhankova
Retiredyes
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Belarus
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Cup 0 3 2
Total 0 3 2
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 New Orleans All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2002 New Orleans 3 Ropes + 2 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Budapest All-Around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Geneva All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Riesa 5 Ribbons
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Geneva 3 Ropes + 2 Balls


Maryia Uladzimirauna Poplyko (born 15 January 1986) is a retired Belarusian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's a World and European Championships medalist.

Biography[edit]

Since 1994 Maryia has been an athlete of the national team of Belarus. In 2000 she was granted the title of Master of Sports and, since 2002, Master of Sports of International Class. She graduated from the Republican School of Olympic Reserve in 2002.[2]

In July 2002 she helped the group win silver in the All-Around and bronze with 3 ropes and 2 balls at the World Championships in New Orleans.[3]

She then competed in the 2003 European Championships in Riesa, where she won bronze in the 5 ribbons final.[4] In September of the same year the group won bronze in the All-Around at the World Championships in Budapest and thus qualifying for the following year's Olympics.[5]

In 2004 the group won 3 silver and 2 bronze medals in the 2003-2004 World Cup circuit. At the Olympic Games in Athens Poplyko, Zlatislava Nersesyan, Yenia Burlo,Glafira Martinovich, Galina Nikandrova and Nataliya Aleksandrova took 6th place in the preliminaries and were 4th in the final, being just 0.600 points away from the bronze medal.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maryia Poplyko". www.olympedia.org.
  2. ^ "Поплыко, Мария Владимировна — Энциклопедия Бобруйска". wiki.bobr.by. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  3. ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2002 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  4. ^ "2003 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Book results" (PDF). ueg.org.
  5. ^ "26.World Championships in Budapest, Hungary 2003". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  6. ^ "Olympedia – Natallia Aliaksandrauna". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  7. ^ "2004 Olympic Games" (PDF). static.usagym.org.