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Anastasia Shishmakova

Anastasia Olegovna Shishmakova (; born 22 February 2000) is a Russian former group rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time (2018, 2019) World group all-around champion and the 2018 European group all-around champion.

Career

Shishmakova took up rhythmic gymnastics at the age of seven in her hometown of Seversk after previously training in artistic gymnastics. She joined the Russian national group as a reserve in 2017 and moved up to the main group in 2018.

At the 2018 European Championships, Shishmakova won gold medals in the team event and in the group all-around. She competed with the Russian group that lost the all-around competition to Italy at the Minsk World Challenge Cup. They also lost to Italy due to a tie-breaker at the Kazan World Challenge Cup. At the 2018 World Championships, Shishmakova and the Russian group won the all-around title, and they won the silver medal in the 3 balls and 2 ropes final.

Shishmakova helped Russia win the group all-around at the 2019 Pesaro World Cup. She missed the 2019 Holon Grand Prix due to a hand injury, but she returned in time for the 2019 European Games. There, Russia won the bronze medal in the group all-around behind Belarus and Bulgaria after making mistakes in the 3 hoops and 4 clubs routine. They did win the gold medal with their 5 balls routine. At the 2019 Kazan World Challenge Cup, she helped the Russian group win the all-around competition ahead of Bulgaria. She helped Russia successfully defend its group all-around title. They won the 3 hoops and 4 clubs apparatus final but dropped to the bronze medal in the 5 balls final.

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