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Alina Maksymenko

Alina Maksymenko
Alina Maksymenko in Japan, 2009.jpg
Alina Maksymenko performs with rope at 2009 World Championships at Mie, Japan
Personal information
Full name Alina Oleksandrivna Maksymenko
Alternative name(s) Alina Maximenko/Maksimenko
Country represented  Ukraine
Born (1991-07-10) July 10, 1991 (age 25)
Zaporizhia
Hometown Kiev
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Level senior elite
Club Deriugins School
Head coach(es) Albina Deriugina
Assistant coach(es) Irina Deriugina
Choreographer Irina Grischenko
Retired 2013
World ranking 9 (2013 Season)
16 (2012 Season)
14 (2011 Season)

Alina Oleksandrivna Maksymenko (Ukrainian: Аліна Олександрівна Максименко; Russian: Алина Александровна Максименко, born July 10, 1991 in Zaporizhia, Ukraine) is a retired individual rhythmic gymnast.

In 2008, Maksymenko participated as a member of the Ukrainian Group at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They finished eighth in the group all-around finals.

At the 2009 World Championships in Ise, Mie, Japan, Maksymenko began competing as an individual gymnast and placed 16th in the all-around final. At the 2010 World Championships in Moscow, Russia, she placed 5th in the all-around final. She was also one of the only two gymnasts to qualify for all of the event finals (the other being Aliya Garayeva).

Maksymenko won three golds and one silver medal at the Deriugina World Cup 2011. At the 2011 Universiade held in Shenzhen, she won the silver medal in the hoop final (28.100) and the bronze medal in the clubs final. Maksymenko also helped Ukraine win the team bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships. Maksymenko qualified for the London 2012 Olympics.

She started her 2012 season competing at the LA Lights in Los Angeles but struggled with her new routines and finished behind fellow Ukrainian Ganna Rizatdinova in all-around. She then competed at the 2012 Deriugina Cup and took silver in all-around behind Russian gymnast Daria Dmitrieva. Maksymenko competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She qualified for the finals and finished 6th overall.


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