Anastasiia Kurashvili

Anastasiia Kurashvili
Kurashvili (left) after winning the 2023 World Cup in mixed duets
Personal information
Full nameAnastasiia Olehivna Kurashvili
Born (2003-12-25) 25 December 2003
Sumy, Ukraine
Gymnastics career
DisciplineAerobic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Ukraine
ClubSpartak Sumy
Head coach(es)Oksana Dubynska
Assistant coach(es)Natalia Fastova
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 1 0
European Championships 0 1 1
World Cup 4 6 1
World Age Group Competitions 0 1 0
Total 5 9 3
Women's aerobic gymnastics
Representing  Ukraine
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Chengdu Pairs
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Guimarães Individual
Silver medal – second place 2024 Pesaro Individual
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya Team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Guimarães Individual
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku Individual
Summer Gymnasiade
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Marrakech Trio

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 aerobics champion (2022), World Championships silver medalist (2024), World Games bronze medalist (2025) and a multiple European Championships medalist (2023).[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 October 2013, Kurashvili received a bronze medal in individual at the international aerobics competition, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria among pupils.[6]

In 2018, Anastasiia competed at the World Junior Championships, held in Guimarães, Portugal, placing second in the individual with a score of 20.65.[7] In May, she competed at the World School Sport Games in Marrakech, winning a bronze medal in trio competition.[8]

The following year, at the European Junior Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Kurashvili won a bronze medal in the individual event.[9] In that year, she also won a bronze medal in the mixed pair at the 9th International Open Competition in Portugal.[10]

In May 2021, Kurashvili competed at the World Championships in Baku, finishing seventh in trio.[11] In September, she also took part at the European Championships in Pesaro, finishing 6th in individual and 7th in mixed pair and trio.[12]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Anastasiia moved to Italy for further training and preparation for the international competitions.[13] In June, she won the gold medal in individual with a score of 20,950 at the World Championships in Guimarães.[14] 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.[15]

In March 2023, at the FIG World Cup in Cantanhede Kurashvili won a gold medal in mixed pair and a silver one in individual.[16] In May, she was nominated for Female Gymnast of the Year 2022 according to European Gymnastics Federation.[17] In October, Kurashvili added to her personal award two silver medals in mixed pair and individual at the FIG World Cup in Bucharest, Romania.[18] Later, she was awarded the Best Acrobatic Gymnast of the Year according to FIG.[19] 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.[20][21]

In March 2024, at the FIG World Cup in Cantanhede Kurashvili won two gold medals in mixed pair and individual.[22] In May, she won two silver medals in the individual and mixed pairs events at the Suzuki Aerobic World Cup.[23] In September, she won a silver medal in individual event at the World Championships in Pesaro.[24]

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.[25] Later, she finished 5th in mixed pairs event at the FIG Suzuki World Cup.[26]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "FIG Profile Anastasiia Kurashvili". FIG. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ ""Спартаківка" Анастасія Курашвілі стала віце-чемпіонкою Європи зі спортивної аеробіки". sichnews.com (in Ukrainian). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Сумчанка Анастасія КУРАШВІЛІ стала золотою призеркою в Італії". smr.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Сумчанка – краща на Cantanhede World Cup 2025". shans.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 24 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Большой успех сумской аэробики". shans.com.ua (in Russian). 2 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Сумчанка завоевала мировое серебро по спортивной аэробике". sumypost.com (in Russian). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Сумчанка - с бронзой ЧЕ". shans.com.ua (in Russian). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Сумчане отличились на соревнованиях по спортивной аэробике в Португалии". dancorsumy.ua (in Russian). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Збірна України виграла срібло чемпіонату світу зі спортивної аеробіки". sportarena.com (in Ukrainian). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Підсумки 2021 року: згадуємо найяскравіші моменти української гімнастики". Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (in Ukrainian). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  13. ^ ""Не очікувала, що так буде" – спортсменка Анастасія Курашвілі про своє чемпіонство світу". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Анастасія Курашвілі здобула історичну перемогу і стала чемпіонкою світу зі спортивної аеробіки". Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (in Ukrainian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Aerobic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Сум'яни відзначились на кубку світу зі спортивної аеробіки". mistosumy.com (in Ukrainian). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Сумчанка претендує на звання кращої гімнастки року в Європі". dancor.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Українку визнано "Спортсменкою року" за версією FIG". lb.ua (in Ukrainian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Українка Курашвілі стала срібною призеркою чемпіонату Європи-2023 зі спортивної аеробіки". lb.ua (in Ukrainian). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  21. ^ European Gymnastics Union - Official results
  22. ^ "Сумські спортсмени, які вибороли медалі кубка світу зі спортивної аеробіки, повернулися додому". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Suzuki Aerobic World Cup spurs repeat success for Saito, Kitzume, Vietnamese Group". FIG. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  24. ^ "18th FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships". FIG. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Spain's Mane the main man at Aerobic World Cup opener in Cantanhede". FIG. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  26. ^ "FIG SUZUKI World Cup 2025 TOKYO (JPN)". FIG. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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