Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast
Narmina Samadova (born 10 June 2004)[3] is an Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast. She represented Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around. As an individual, she competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships and the 2018 Junior European Championships.
Career
Samadova began rhythmic gymnastics in 2008.[1]
Junior
Samadova began her career as an individual rhythmic gymnast. She finished second in the all-around at the 2017 Junior Azerbaijan Championships.[4] At the 2018 Junior European Championships in Guadalajara, Spain, she placed fifth in the hoop event final and eighth in the clubs event final.[5][6] She also helped the Azerbaijan team place sixth.[7] Then at the 2019 Junior World Championships held in Moscow, she finished seventh in the clubs event final and fifth in the ribbon event final.[8]
Senior
In 2021, Samadova competed at her first ever World Cup, in Sofia, where she finished in thirty-fifth place in the all-around.[9] Right after, she competed at World Cup Tashkent and placed thirty-third in the all-around.[10] Later, Samadova joined Azerbaijan's senior rhythmic group, replacing Maryam Safarova. At the 2021 European Championships, the group finished sixth in the 5 Balls event final and fourth in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs event final in addition to placing seventh in the group all-around and in the team competition.[11] She was then selected to compete at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games alongside Laman Alimuradova, Zeynab Hummatova, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Darya Sorokina.[12] They finished tenth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the second reserve for the final.[13] Samadova was replaced by Gullu Aghalarzade in the group for the 2021 World Championships.[14]
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