Laman Alimuradova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Alimuradova in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Azerbaijan [1] | 29 November 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2019-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Specialised Youth Gymnastics School of Olympic Reserve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Mariana Vasileva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Siyana Vasileva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laman Alimuradova (born 29 November 2004) [2] is an Azerbaijani group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 World 3 ribbons + 2 balls bronze medalist. She is the 2020 European group all-around silver medalist and 2022 European group all-around bronze medalist.
Alimuradova began rhythmic gymnastics when she was eight years old. [1]
In 2019, she became a part of Azerbaijani junior group and was the group's captain. [3] They competed at the 2019 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, where they placed fifth in group all-around and sixth in 5 Hoops final. [4] She also competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia and placed eighth in group all-around and seventh in 5 Hoops final. [5]
Alimuradova became age-eligible for senior competition in 2020. She competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv. Together with Zeynab Hummatova, Darya Sorokina, Yelyzaveta Luzan and Maryam Safarova, she won a silver medal in group all-around and a bronze medal in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final. They also won the bronze medal in the team competition together with the juniors. [6] [7]
At the 2021 Sofia World Cup, Alimuradova and the Azerbaijani group won the all-around silver medal and the bronze medal in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final. [8] Then at the Baku World Cup, the group won the bronze medal in the 5 Balls final and placed fourth in the all-around and fifth in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final. [9] Then at the 2021 European Championships, the Azerbaijani group placed seventh in the all-around and team event, sixth in the 5 Balls final, and fourth in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final. [10]
Alimuradova was selected to represent Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Darya Sorokina, Zeynab Hummatova, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Narmina Samadova. [11] They finished tenth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the second reserve for the final. [12] She was then selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships. [13] The Azerbaijani group finished sixth in the group all-around and qualified for both event finals. [14] The group finished sixth in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs finals. [15]
Alimuradova and the Azerbaijani group won the 5 hoops gold medal and the all-around silver medal at the 2022 Baku World Cup. [16] At the 2022 Pamplona World Challenge Cup, she won three bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls. [17] Then at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, the Azerbaijani group won the bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls. [18] She then represented Azerbaijan at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games where the Azerbaijani group won the gold medal in the all-around. Then in the event finals, they won gold in 3 ribbons + 2 balls and silver in 5 hoops behind Uzbekistan. [19]
Alimuradova competed at the 2022 World Championships alongside Gullu Aghalarzade, Zeynab Hummatova, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Darya Sorokina. In the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, the group won the bronze medal behind Bulgaria and Italy. This marked the first time an Azerbaijani group won a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. [20]