Aliya Yussupova (Kazakh: Әлия Мақсұтқызы Жүсіпова, Äliia Maqsūtqyzy Jüsıpova; born 15 May 1984) is a retired individual rhythmic gymnast who competed for Kazakhstan, coached by Irina Viner. In February 2021, she became the president of the Kazakhstan Gymnastics Federation.[1]
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| Country represented |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-05-15) 15 May 1984 (age 40) Chimkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Viner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Natalia Rogozhina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Veronika Shatkova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aliya Yussupova is a Sunni MuslimofKazakh ethnicity.[2][3]
Yussupova moved to Moscow and began training with renowned Russian coach Irina Viner.
She won two silver medals in ball and clubs at the 2004 World Cup Final in Moscow. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, she qualified for the finals in 5th place. In the finals, she took fourth place with a total of 103.975 (Ribbon 25.550, Clubs 26.325, Ball 26.600, Hoop 25.500).
Yussupova won the Kazakhstani National Championships in the individual all-around competition in 2000–2005. At the 2006 Asian championships in Surat, India (from 29 July to 3 August), she swept the rhythmic gymnastics medals. She won six gold medals, including four individual apparatus titles, the team gold and the individual all-around title. At the 2007 World Championships, she finished 6th in the all-around.
She competed in her second Olympics at the 2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing, where she finished 5th in the all-around event finals. She was the all-around bronze medalist at the 2009 Universiade. At the 2009 Asian championships in Astana, she won all six gold medals again.
Yussupova retired from competition at the end of the 2009 season.
In 2013, she started to train fellow Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnast Sabina Ashirbayeva. Her other notable students include Alina Adilkhanova and Elzhana Taniyeva.
| Year | Competition description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Score - final | Score - qualifying |
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| 2008 | Olympics | Beijing | All-around | 69.800 | 69.800 | |
| Music from Da Vinci Code by Hans Zimmer | Hoop | 17.625 | 17.900 | |||
| Scott & Fran's Paso Doble by David Hirschfelder & The Bogo Pogo Orchestra | Rope | 17.825 | 17.575 | |||
| SpartacusbyAram Khatchaturian | Clubs | 17.650 | 17.575 | |||
| Artsakh by Ara Gevorkian | Ribbon | 16.700 | 16.750 |
| Year | Competition description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Score - final | Score - qualifying |
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| 2004 | Olympics | Athens | All-around | 103.975 | 101.500 | |
| Mystics Lullaby / Anatolian Deluxe / Marrakesh Night Market by Loreena McKennitt / Turkish Percussion Group |
Ball | 26.600 | 26.150 | |||
| Bolero (Closing Credits) music from Moulin Rouge by Steve Sharples |
Hoop | 25.500 | 25.800 | |||
| Ya Habibi Yallah by Alabina | Clubs | 26.325 | 25.725 | |||
| Op-sa by Esil Dyuran | Ribbon | 25.550 | 23.825 |
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