Anastasiia Kurashvili
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| Full name | Anastasiia Olehivna Kurashvili | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Aerobic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Spartak Sumy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Oksana Dubynska | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Natalia Fastova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anastasiia Olehivna Kurashvili (Ukrainian: Анастасія Олегівна Курашвілі, born 25 December 2003[1] in Sumy, Ukraine) is a senior Ukrainian aerobic gymnast.[2] She is a first Ukrainian world (2022) and European (2025) aerobics champion, World Championships silver medalist (2024), World Games bronze medalist (2025) and a multiple European Championships medalist (2023, 2025).[3]
Early life
Anastasiia Kurashvili was born on 25 December 2003 in Sumy.[1] She finished the local gymnasium No. 1 in her native city.[4] Anastasiia is currently studying at the Sumy State A.S.Makarenko Pedagogical University.[5]
Career
Kurashvili began aerobic gymnastics at the age of five.[2]
In December 2010, she became the youngest competitor of the Ukrainian Cup among cadets, finishing fourth.[6]
In July 2013, she won a Cup of Azov Sea, the all-Ukrainian aerobic gymnastics competition, held in Berdiansk.[7] In October, Kurashvili received a bronze medal in individual at the international aerobics competition, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria among pupils.[8] In October 2016, Kurashvili won a gold medal at the Sumy Aerobic Cup in individual event.[9]
In 2018, Anastasiia competed at the World Junior Championships, held in Guimarães, Portugal, placing second in the individual with a score of 20.65.[10] In May, she competed at the World School Sport Games in Marrakech, winning a bronze medal in trio competition.[11]
The following year, at the European Junior Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Kurashvili won a bronze medal in the individual event.[12] In that year, she also won a bronze medal in the mixed pair at the 9th International Open Competition in Portugal.[13]
In May 2021, Kurashvili competed at the World Championships in Baku, finishing seventh in trio.[14] In September, she also took part at the European Championships in Pesaro, finishing 6th in individual and 7th in mixed pair and trio.[15]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Anastasiia moved to Italy for further training and preparation for the international competitions.[16] In June, she won the gold medal in individual at the Italian Aerobic Championships, qualofying at the World Championships.[17] Later, Anastasiia finished first with a score of 20,950 at the World Championships in Guimarães.[18] Later, she competed at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, where she finished 6th in trio competition with Stanislav Halaida and Anastasiia Lytvyn in qualification without reaching a final.[19]
In March 2023, at the FIG World Cup in Cantanhede Kurashvili won a gold medal in mixed pair and a silver one in individual.[20] In May, she was nominated for Female Gymnast of the Year 2022 according to European Gymnastics Federation.[21] In October, Kurashvili added to her personal award two silver medals in mixed pair and individual at the FIG World Cup in Bucharest, Romania.[22] Later, she was awarded the Best Acrobatic Gymnast of the Year according to FIG.[23] In November, Kurashvili competed at the 2023 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships, where she won a silver medal in individual and a bronze one in team competition.[24][25]
In March 2024, at the FIG World Cup in Cantanhede Kurashvili won two gold medals in mixed pair and individual.[26] In May, she won two silver medals in the individual and mixed pairs events at the Suzuki Aerobic World Cup.[27] In September, she won a silver medal in individual event at the World Championships in Pesaro.[28]
In 2025, Kurashvili won gold and silver medals in the individual and mixed pairs (with Stanislav Halaida) respectively at the 10th Cantanhede FIG World Cup.[29] Later, she finished 5th in mixed pairs event at the FIG Suzuki World Cup.[30]
In August, she competed at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu with her partner Stanislav Halaida, winning a bronze medal in pairs competition, firstly in Ukrainian history.[31] In November, she won a historic gold for Ukraine in the individual event at the Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships in Ganja, Azerbaijan.[32] There she won a silver medal in mixed pairs competition with her partner Stanislav Halaida.[33]
References
- ^ a b "СКЛАД учасників навчально-тренувального збору національної збірної команди України зі спортивної аеробіки". Ministry of Youth and Sports (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b "FIG Profile Anastasiia Kurashvili". FIG. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ ""Спартаківка" Анастасія Курашвілі стала віце-чемпіонкою Європи зі спортивної аеробіки". sichnews.com (in Ukrainian). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчанка Анастасія КУРАШВІЛІ стала золотою призеркою в Італії". smr.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Сумчанка – краща на Cantanhede World Cup 2025". shans.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 24 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Самые сильные дети в Украине". shans.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Азовский улов". shans.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Большой успех сумской аэробики". shans.com.ua (in Russian). 2 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Спортивна аеробіка зібрала у Сумах молодь з різних куточків України". shans.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчанка завоевала мировое серебро по спортивной аэробике". sumypost.com (in Russian). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Україна перемогла на Всесвітній літній Гімназіаді у Марокко - спортсмени виграли понад 100 медалей". Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчанка - с бронзой ЧЕ". shans.com.ua (in Russian). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчане отличились на соревнованиях по спортивной аэробике в Португалии". dancorsumy.ua (in Russian). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Збірна України виграла срібло чемпіонату світу зі спортивної аеробіки". sportarena.com (in Ukrainian). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Підсумки 2021 року: згадуємо найяскравіші моменти української гімнастики". Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (in Ukrainian). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ ""Не очікувала, що так буде" – спортсменка Анастасія Курашвілі про своє чемпіонство світу". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчанка Анастасія КУРАШВІЛІ стала золотою призеркою в Італії". smr.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Анастасія Курашвілі здобула історичну перемогу і стала чемпіонкою світу зі спортивної аеробіки". Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (in Ukrainian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Aerobic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сум'яни відзначились на кубку світу зі спортивної аеробіки". mistosumy.com (in Ukrainian). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Сумчанка претендує на звання кращої гімнастки року в Європі". dancor.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Українці виграли Кубок світу зі спортивної аеробіки у змішаній парі. Курашвілі – спортсменка року". Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (in Ukrainian). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Українку визнано "Спортсменкою року" за версією FIG". lb.ua (in Ukrainian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Українка Курашвілі стала срібною призеркою чемпіонату Європи-2023 зі спортивної аеробіки". lb.ua (in Ukrainian). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ European Gymnastics Union - Official results
- ^ "Сумські спортсмени, які вибороли медалі кубка світу зі спортивної аеробіки, повернулися додому". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Suzuki Aerobic World Cup spurs repeat success for Saito, Kitzume, Vietnamese Group". FIG. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "18th FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships". FIG. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Spain's Mane the main man at Aerobic World Cup opener in Cantanhede". FIG. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "FIG SUZUKI World Cup 2025 TOKYO (JPN)". FIG. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Historic first: Ukraine earns aerobic gymnastics medal at the World Games". newsukraine.rbc.ua. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "The first-ever European Championship gold for Ukraine in sports aerobics". odessa-journal.com. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "New Champions crowned at #AER2025". www.europeangymnastics.com. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.