Aliya Garayeva

Aliya Nurgayanovna (Nikolayevna) Garaeva (Garayeva) (Tatar: Алия Нургаян кызы Гәрәева; Russian: Алия Нургаяновна Гараева), born 1 January 1988 in Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a retired Azerbaijani individual rhythmic gymnast. She represented Russia (until 2005), and Azerbaijan (2006-2012). She is the 2011 World All-around bronze medalist, a two-time (2010, 2012) European All-around bronze medalist, two time (2007, 2011) Grand Prix Final All-around bronze medalist and five-time Azerbaijanii National champion.

Aliya Garayeva
Personal information
Country represented	Azerbaijan
Former countries represented	Russia
Born	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), Russia SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Baku, Azerbaijan
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team	2006-2012
Club	Neftchi
Head coach(es)	Mariana Vasileva
Assistant coach(es)	Dinara Gimatova
Choreographer	Veronica Shatkova
Retired	2012
Medal record Rhythmic Gymnastics Representing  Azerbaijan World Championships 2009 Mie Ball 2007 Patras Team 2009 Mie Team 2010 Moscow Hoop 2010 Moscow Ball 2010 Moscow Ribbon 2010 Moscow Team 2011 Montpellier All-around European Championships 2007 Baku Rope 2009 Baku Team 2007 Baku Team 2010 Bremen All-around 2012 Nizhny Novgorod All-around World Cup Final 2008 Benidorm Rope Grand Prix Final 2010 Berlin Ball 2007 Innsbruck All-around 2007 Innsbruck Clubs 2011 Brno All-around 2011 Brno Hoop 2011 Brno Ribbon 2011 Brno Clubs 2011 Brno Ball World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Ribbon Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Clubs

Career

Garayeva became a two-time Azerbaijan champion in 2006 for her individual performances. She won bronze at the 2007 Grand Prix in Moscow in the all-around competition and two individual performances. Garayeva placed 6th in the all-around competition at the European Championships held in Moscow in 2006. She placed first in the ribbon and became the all-around bronze medalist. Garayeva finished third at international tournaments held in Russia, Greece and Italy.

In 2006, Garayeva finished 4th at a club world championship held in Japan. In February 2007, her team won a stage of the Italian club championship. Competing in her first Olympics at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Garayeva finished 6th in the event all-around finals.

Garayeva won bronze at the 2010 World Championships in the individual apparatus finals in ball, ribbon and hoop. She also won the all-around bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships. The following year, Garayeva won the all-around bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in Montpellier, France. She then competed at the Grand Prix Final and won bronze in all-around, as well as bronze in hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon finals.

Garayeva started the 2012 season by winning bronze medal in the all-around at the Penza World Cup and the silver medal at the World Cup in Tashkent. She then won her second European all-around bronze medal at 2012 European Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Garayeva was 3rd in the qualifications. She finished 4th in the all-around finals with Belarus' Liubov Charkashyna taking the bronze medal. She completed her competitive career at the end of the 2012 Season.

Following the 2012 Olympics, Garayeva announced retiring from gymnastics.[1] Garayeva married in 2012 and in 2014 began a career as a coach in rhythmic gymnastics.

Personal life

Garayeva was born in a Tatar family.[2] Her mother, Vasilina Akhatovna Garaeva, is a rhythmic gymnastic coach. She is married to Azeri Javid Hajiyev, and on 7 August 2015 she gave birth to their first child, a son named Timur.[3] The couple welcomed their second child, a son named Emil, on the 13th of October 2018.[4] They currently reside in Frankfurt, Germany.

Detailed Olympic results

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music	Apparatus	Score-Final	Score-Qualifying
2012	Olympics	London		All-around	111.575	111.850
			Volare by Dean Martin, Bang Bang by Tito Nieves, Quien Como Tu by JJ Vianello	Hoop	27.925	27.450
			You Can Leave Your Hat On by Joe Cocker	Ball	27.825	28.350
			Nazende sevgilim by Bilen Yildirir	Clubs	27.575	27.850
			Move, 19 Palqü (Original Mix) by Said Mrad, Backside Artists Vs. Antoine Montana	Ribbon	28.250	28.200

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music	Apparatus	Score-Final	Score-Qualifying
2008	Olympics	Beijing		All-around	69.675	69.200
			Danse de Phryné (Walpurgis Night) from Faust by Charles Gounod	Rope	17.750	17.875
			Monologue: Nurida, Schahriar's Variation, Orgy, Duet: Schahriar And Scheherazade, Mardshana's Dance by Fikret Amirov	Hoop	18.075	16.850
			Snakefood / Samb Adagio by Safri duo	Clubs	17.225	17.625
			Tango and Resurgence by Sultan Ali	Ribbon	16.625	16.850

Aliya Garayeva with ball

References

1. Aliya Garayeva: Putting an End to Career Harder Than I Expected. Azerisport. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Timur Hajiyev's birth certificate.

External links

• Aliya Garayeva at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Aliya Garaeva with her mother
• Aliya Garaeva in childhood
• Aliya Garaeva on Instagram
• Aliya Garaeva on Vkontakte