Marina Durunda
| Marina Durunda | |
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Durunda at the 2013 Season)[4] | |
Medal record |
Marina Sergeyevna Durunda (born 12 June 1997) (Azerbaijani: Marina Sergey qızı Durunda;[5]Russian: Марина Сергеевна Дурунда) is a retired Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani individual rhythmic gymnast.
Durunda started her senior career in 2013, and soon became the leader of the Azerbaijani gymnastics and a three-time (2013-2015) national champion. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Championship in Minsk, and a silver medal at the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku. Marina represented Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and finished 9th in the all-around final.
Career
Junior
Durunda began practicing rhythmic gymnastics in 2001 at age four in Sevastopol. At age six, she and her family moved to Cyprus, where for seven years until 2012 she was the national champion and won all competitions of Cyprus. Unable to receive a Cypriot passport, she accepted an invitation to compete for Azerbaijan from the Azeri National Gymnastics Team Federation.
As a junior, Durunda competed with the Azeri team at the 2012 European Championships and qualified for the ball final finishing 7th. She competed at the 2012 Aeon Cup in Japan finishing 3rd in all-around at the juniors event.[6]
Senior
2013
Durunda made her senior debut at the
2014
In 2014 Season, Durunda competed at the 2014 Miss Valentine Cup and won the all-around gold medal. She withdrew after suffering an injury at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix qualifications. Durunda returned to competition in the first World Cup event of the season at the
2015
In 2015 Season, Durunda competed at the 2015 Valentine Cup and won the silver medals in all-around, ribbon, hoop, placed 3rd in clubs and 4th in ball. On March 13–15, Durunda then finished 4th at the Trophy de Barcelona in the all-around and took a bronze medal in clubs finals. On March 21–22, Duruna competed at the
2016
In 2016, recovering from a minor leg injury; Durunda first competed at the 30th
2017
Durunda spent early of the season recovering from a hand injury. In May 2017, Durunda returned to competition and won five medals, including three golds at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games which were hosted in her home country Azerbaijan. She competed at 2017 European Championships in Budapest where she qualified to 1 apparatus final in hoop. On June 6, Just days after competing in Europeans, Durunda announced her retirement in her rhythmic gymnastics career due to the hand injury that she sustained earlier in the year.
Personal life
Durunda speaks five languages: Russian, English, Azerbaijani, French and Greek.[citation needed]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title [18] |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hoop | "Nas Byut, My Letaem" by Alla Pugacheva |
| Ball | ?? | |
| Clubs | "To Victory (Sacrifice For Sparta Remix)" by Tyler Bates | |
| Ribbon | "Go Down Moses" by Louis Armstrong | |
| 2016 | Hoop | Limanlar (Harbors-piano version) by Rashid Afandiyev Nasiboghlu |
| Ball | Madame Papillon by René Aubry | |
| Clubs | Hey Pachico by Majas Band, Kseniya Shamarina, Ivonna Freidmane | |
| Ribbon | Emin Agalarov
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| 2015 | Hoop | Kapris 24 by Bilen Yildirir |
| Ball | Sen Yadima Dusende by Elza Ibrahimova | |
| Clubs | Dance of Leaves by Fariborz Lachini | |
| Ribbon | Gaytaghi by Imamyar Hasanov (medley/special arrangement) | |
| 2014 | Hoop | Kapris 24 by Bilen Yildirir |
| Ball | Moonlight Sonata by Tom Barabas | |
| Clubs | Dance of Leaves by Fariborz Lachini | |
| Ribbon | Carmino by Lili Ivanova | |
| 2013 | Hoop | Luna Caliente by Prandi Sound Tango Orch |
| Ball | Mama music from Был Месяц Май by Paul Mauriat | |
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | I Will Never Forget You (Я тебя никогда не забуду) by Dmitriy Malikov |
References
- ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ I Avropa Oyunları qaliblərinin və Azərbaycanda idmanın inkişafında xidmətləri olan şəxslərin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı
- ^ "Marina Durunda, Garayeva compete at 2012 Aeon Cup". r-gymnastics. 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Azerbaijan's Marina Durunda wins Baltic Hoop". r-gymnastics. 13 April 2013.
- ^ "2013 AEON-Cup of Rhythmic Gymnastics". gymmedia. 27 October 2013.
- ^ "First Rhythmic World Cup of the Circuit 2014". gymmedia. 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Second World Cup 2014 of Rhythmic Gymnastics". gymmedia. 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Two in a row: Mamun takes Tashkent Rhythmic World Cup". International Federation of Gymnastics. 27 May 2014.
- ^ "7th World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics in Minsk". gymmedia. 1 June 2014.
- ^ "World Champion Kudryavtseva is also Europe's Gymnastics Queen". gymmedia. 14 June 2014.
- ^ "2015 World Championships All-around results". Intlgymnast. 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Grand Prix: 30th International Thiais 2016". Gymmedia. 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Israel exceeds expectations at their first ever European Championships". European Union of Gymnastics. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "With Olympics looming, Mamun seals FIG Rhythmic World Cup series title". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Durunda RG music list". rgforum.
External links
- Marina Durunda at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Marina Durunda at Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 September 2014)
- Marina Durunda at Olympics.com
- Marina Durunda at Olympedia
- Marina Durunda on Instagram
