Biography
Nilufar Shomuradova is an Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast who competed in group exercises for the national team. Born on 7 July 1999 in Navoiy.
She took up rhythmic gymnastics in 2003, aged four. In 2016 she joined the senior national group and moved to Tashkent. Her head coach is Yekaterina Pirozhkova.
She took part in group World Championships (2018: 17th; 2019 in Baku: 14th, without winning an Olympic berth). At the 2019 Asian Championships in Pattaya the group won silver in the all-around and gold in both apparatus finals (5 balls; 4 clubs + 3 hoops).
In 2021 the group won the all-around at the Tashkent World Cup, the first such win for Uzbekistan at a FIG World Cup. The same year it won the all-around and both apparatus finals at the Asian Championships in Tashkent, which earned Uzbekistan the continental Olympic berth.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (held in 2021) the group placed ninth in qualification and was first reserve for the final. After the Games she announced her retirement.
Life path
- 1999Born in 1999
Born on 7 July 1999 in Navoiy.
- 2003Began rhythmic gymnastics
She took up rhythmic gymnastics in 2003, aged four.
- 2016Joined the national group
In 2016 she joined the senior national group and moved to Tashkent.
- 2018World Championships
The group placed 17th in the all-around.
- 2019Asian Championships, Pattaya
Silver in the group all-around; gold with 5 balls and with 4 clubs + 3 hoops.
- 2019World Championships, Baku
The group finished 14th and did not win an Olympic berth.
- 2021Tashkent World Cup
Gold in the group all-around, a first for Uzbekistan.
- 2021Asian Championships, Tashkent
Gold in the all-around and both apparatus finals; Olympic berth for Tokyo.
- 2021Tokyo Olympics
The group placed 9th in qualification and was first reserve for the final.
Achievements
- 🥈Asian Championships — group all-aroundPattaya (2019)
- 🥇Asian Championships — 5 ballsPattaya (2019)
- 🥇Asian Championships — 4 clubs + 3 hoopsPattaya (2019)
- 🥇World Cup — group all-aroundTashkent (2021)
- 🥇Asian Championships — group all-aroundTashkent (2021)
- 🥇Asian Championships — 5 ballsTashkent (2021)
- 🥇Asian Championships — 4 clubs + 3 hoopsTashkent (2021)
- 🥉World Challenge Cup — group all-aroundMinsk (2021)
- 🥉World Challenge Cup — group all-aroundMoscow (2021)
- 9Olympic Games — group all-around (qualification)Tokyo (2021)