Aliya Garayeva
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Aliya Garayeva (born 1 January 1988 in Yekaterinburg
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
) is an Azerbaijan
i gymnast. She became a two-time Azerbaijan champion in 2006 for her separate performances. She is a bronze medalist of Grand Prix Moscow-2007 in all round competition and two separate performances, Aliya won the 6th place in all round competition at the European Championships held in Moscow in 2006, she won the first place for her performance with the ribbon and became the bronze medalist of all round competition between Russian and Azerbaijan gymnastics teams. Aliya became the third at the international tournaments held in Russia, Greece and Italy. In 2006 she won the 4th place at a club world championship held in Japan. In February 2007, Aliya Garayeva’s team won a stage of the Italian club championship.
Her mother, Vasilina Akhatovna Garaeva, an ethnic Tatar
, is a rhythmic gymnastic coach.
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is an Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i gymnast. She became a two-time Azerbaijan champion in 2006 for her separate performances. She is a bronze medalist of Grand Prix Moscow-2007 in all round competition and two separate performances, Aliya won the 6th place in all round competition at the European Championships held in Moscow in 2006, she won the first place for her performance with the ribbon and became the bronze medalist of all round competition between Russian and Azerbaijan gymnastics teams. Aliya became the third at the international tournaments held in Russia, Greece and Italy. In 2006 she won the 4th place at a club world championship held in Japan. In February 2007, Aliya Garayeva’s team won a stage of the Italian club championship.
Her mother, Vasilina Akhatovna Garaeva, an ethnic Tatar
Tatars
Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...
, is a rhythmic gymnastic coach.
External links
- http://www.rgec2007.az/gymnasts.php