Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva

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Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva
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Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva
Nickname(s)Alex, Sasha
Country represented Australia
Born (2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 19)
HometownMelbourne
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International
Years on national team2015-current
ClubPrahran RG
Head coach(es)Kateryna Logachova
Assistant coach(es)Anastasia Mishenina
Former coach(es)Valeria Vatkina
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Ball
Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva at 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. Photo: Alex Bogatyrev
Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva at 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. Photo: Alex Bogatyrev

Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva (born 4 March 2002) is an Australian rhythmic gymnast.[1][2] Kiroi-Bogatyeva is 2018 and 2019 Australian All Around Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion[3][4][5]

Career[]

Born in Wellington (NZ) and raised in Melbourne, Kiroi-Bogatyreva first competed internationally in 2012, with notable results including third All-Around at the inaugural Australia Cup , second All-Around at the 2016 Stelle di Natale event in Italy, first All-Around at the 2017 Luxemburg Cup and 11th All Around at the 2017 FIG Aphrodite Cup in Greece.[6][7]

Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva Photo.
Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva at 2019 Australian Gymnastics Championship. Photo: Alex Bogatyrev.

Commonwealth Games 2018

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva was just 16 years old and competing in her first major Senior International event.[6][8][9] She won bronze medals in the rhythmic gymnastics ball and team events; the team of three gymnasts included Enid Sung and Danielle Prince.[10][11]


World Cups and World Championships

After the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Kiroi-Bogatyreva made her World Cup debut in Baku competing at AGF Trophy World Cup and followed on to compete in 2018 World Challenge Cup series in Guadalajara, Spain and Portimão, Portugal.[1]

In September 2018 Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva represented Australia at the 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships[12] in Sofia, Bulgaria. Following year, Kiroi-Bogatyreva represented Australia at the 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.[12]

In 2021 Kiroi-Bogatyreva ranked 33rd in FIG World Ranking - World Challenge Cup Ranking List 2021[13]


Recent activity

In July 2021 Kiroi-Bogatyreva departed from Australia, that was in a "world record" COVID lockdown. The move enabled her return to World level participation. In September 2021 Alexandra attended FIG International Tournament in Greece "Aphrodite Cup 2021" and International Tournament in Russian Federation "Olympico Cup 2021".

Early in October 2021 Alexandra participated in the last event of 2021 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series - World Challenge Cup, Cluj-Napoca in Romania. [14]

The 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships were held from 27 to 31 October 2021 in Kitakyushu, Japan. Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva represented Australia.



In FIG Press Release dated 20 September 2019, Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva was named as a Continental nominative qualifier for the 2021 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.[15]



Latest News[]

In 2021, she announced on her Instagram account that she was moving to Russia indefinitely to train whilst continuing to compete for Australia.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "KIROI-BOGATYREVA Alexandra". fig-gymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ "» Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva". commonwealthgames.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Official Australian Gymnastics Championship Results" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Kiroi-Bogatyreva Wins All Round". The Woman's Game. 3 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Australian Gymnastics Championship 2019 Result" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b Database, Gymnastics Australia National. "Alexandra Kiroi". www.gymnastics.org.au. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. ^ Turner, David (15 February 2018). "Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: Longtime friends Ashari Gill and Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva press for rhythmic gymnastics selection". Herald-Sun. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Fantastic five picked for Commonwealth Games - The Australian Jewish News". The Australian Jewish News. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  9. ^ ""The Sky is the limit for Alexandra"". Gymnastics Australia.
  10. ^ "Starc brother stuns with gold". NewsComAu. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Cyprus win record fifth Commonwealth Games gold medal with rhythmic gymnastics victory". Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Athlete bio at FIG Official Website".
  13. ^ "World Ranking 2021".
  14. ^ "World Challenge Cup, Cluj-Napoca 2021". FIG Gymnastics.
  15. ^ "FIG press release on World Games RGI qualifications (PDF)".[dead link]
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