Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast

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.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Detailed Olympic results
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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 compe*ion and two individual performances. Garayeva placed 6th in the all-around compe*ion 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 *an. 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 compe*ive career at the end of the 2012 Season.

Following the 2012 Olympics, Garayeva announced retiring from gymnastics. 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. Her mother, Vasilina Akhatovna Garaeva, is a rhythmic gymnastic coach. She is married to Azerbaijani Javid Hajiyev, and on 7 August 2015 she gave birth to their first child, a son named Timur. The couple welcomed their second child, a son named Emil, on the 13th of October 2018. They currently reside in Frankfurt, Germany.

Detailed Olympic results

Aliya Garayeva with ball

References

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