Maria Tolkacheva

Maria Yuryevna Tolkacheva (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Толкачёва; born (1997-08-08)8 August 1997) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympics Group all-around champion, a four-time (2015, 2017-2019) World Group all-around champion, the 2015 European Games Group all-around champion and three-time European Championships (2014, 2016, 2018) Group all-around gold medalist.

Maria Tolkacheva
Maria Tolkacheva in 2016
Personal information
Full nameMaria Yuryevna Tolkacheva
Nickname(s)Masha
Country represented Russia
Born (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997
Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2013
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Anna Shumilova
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroGroup All-around
World Championships
2014 Izmir 2 Ribbon + 3 Balls
2015 Stuttgart Group All-around
2015 Stuttgart 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops
2017 Pesaro Group All-around
2017 Pesaro 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
2018 Sofia Group All-around
2019 Baku Group All-around
2019 Baku 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
2015 Stuttgart 5 Ribbons
2017 Pesaro 5 Hoops
2018 Sofia 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
2019 Baku 5 Balls
European Games
2019 Minsk 5 Balls
2015 Baku Group All-Around
2015 Baku 5 Ribbons
2019 Minsk Group All-around
European Championships
2018 Guadalajara Team
2018 Guadalajara Group All-around
2016 Holon Group All-around
2014 Baku Group All-around
2014 Baku 2 Ribbon + 3 Balls
2014 Baku 10 Clubs
2018 Guadalajara 5 Hoops

Career

She started training rhythmic gymnastics at age four in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russian Federation.

Tolkacheva became an official member of the Russian national group in the 2014 season, she was member of the Russian group that won group all-around gold at the 2014 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan and at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, where they finished 4th in group all-around and won gold in 2Ribbon + 3Balls.

In 2015, Tolkacheva and the Russian group competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games, taking gold in group all-around and 5 ribbons.[1] They ended their season by winning gold in Group all-around at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as gold in 6 Clubs/2 Hoops and silver in 5 Ribbons. At these Worlds, Russia finally regained the gold medal in the all-around competition, after eight years, the last time they won the group competition was at the 2007 World Championships held in Patras, Greece.

In 2016, Tolkacheva and the Russian group won group gold at the 2016 European Championships in Holon, Israel. On August 19–21, Tolkacheva was member of the golden winning Russian group (together with Anastasia Maksimova, Anastasiia Tatareva, Anastasia Bliznyuk, Vera Biryukova) that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Detailed Olympic results
Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro All-around 1st 36.233 2nd 35.516
'L'adoration De La Terre, Le Sacrifice - Danse Sacrale, Time, Forward!
Igor Stravinsky, Moscow New Choir, Elena Rastvora, Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Vedernikov		 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops 1st 18.633 6th 17.233
Samba Do Brasil, Those Were The Days
by Bellini, Gruppa Na-Na		 5 Ribbons 3rd 17.600 1st 18.283

References
  1. "I. EUROPEAN GAMES 2015 - RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS". Gymmedia. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. "Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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