Akmaral Yerekesheva
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| Ақмарал Ерекешева | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 2010 Karaganda, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Kazakhstan (2023-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Balginbayeva Meruert Tulegenovna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Aydys Saaya Alekseevna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Akmaral Yerekesheva (Kazakh: Ақмарал Ерекешева; born 20 March 2010) is a Kazakh rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's a multiple World and Asian junior Championships medalist.
Personal life
She has one sister Adel, who also competes in rhythmic gymnastics.
Career
In March 2023, Yerekesheva made her international debut at the Aphrodite Cup in Greece, winning silver in the All-Around among those born in 2010.
In 2024, at the same tournament, she won gold in the All-Around and silver with clubs as well as bronze with ball.[2][3][4] In May she was selected for the Asian Championships in Tashkent, there she won gold team, gold with ribbon, silver in the All-Around and with ball and bronze with clubs.[5] In July she was the silver medalist in the All-Around and won bronze with clubs and ribbon at the VIII Games of the Children of Asia held in Yakutia.[6]
In March 2025, she won gold in the All-Around junior, silver with hoop and with clubs, gold with ball and ribbon at the Aphrodite Cup.[7][8][9][10][11] On May 16-18, she competed at the 2025 Asian Championships in Singapore.[12] She won silver medals in all-around, team and clubs and gold medals in ball and ribbon.
In June, she was selected to represent Kazakhstan at the 2025 Junior World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she won gold medals in ball and ribbon and silver medal in hoop final.[13][14] For the first time in the history of Kazakhstan — a two-time junior world champion in rhythmic gymnastics.
Achievements
- First Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships at both junior and senior level.
- First Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships at both junior and senior level.
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hoop | Рух by Президенттік оркестр / Сауыт by Ибрагим Ескендір |
| Ball | Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps by The Pussycat Dolls | |
| Clubs | Revolt by Nathan Lanier | |
| Ribbon | The Terry Theme From Limelight by Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra / Paris By Night by Bob Sinclar |
References
- ^ "YEREKESHEVA Akmaral - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "2024 Aphrodite Cup Junior All-Around" (PDF).
- ^ "2024 Aphrodite Cup Junior Finals" (PDF).
- ^ ""Aphrodite Cup": Capital Gymnasts Win 4 Medals".
- ^ "Спорт вокруг". sportvokrug.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Столичная гимнастка стала трехкратной победительницей VIII игр «Дети Азии»". ru.elordainfo.kz (in Russian). 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Қазақстандық гимнастар Грециядағы турнирде тоғыз алтын медаль жеңіп алды". gymnastics.kz. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "2025 Aphrodite Cup Junior Hoop" (PDF).
- ^ "2025 Aphrodite Cup Junior Ball" (PDF).
- ^ "2025 Aphrodite Cup Junior Clubs" (PDF).
- ^ "2025 Aphrodite Cup Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF).
- ^ "Junior Asian Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics 2025". Score Express. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ "АҚМАРАЛ ЕРЕКЕШЕВА КӨРКЕМ ГИМНАСТИКАДАН ӘЛЕМ ЧЕМПИОНАТЫНДА ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҚОРЖЫНЫНА ЕКІНШІ АЛТЫН МЕДАЛЬДІ САЛДЫ". olympic.kz. 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Ақмарал Ерекешева көркем гимнастикадан әлем чемпионатында Қазақстан қоржынына екінші алтын медальді салды". gymnastics.kz. 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-07-06.