Yevgeniya Kanayeva
- January 4, 2024
- Gymnast
Quick Facts
Yevgeniya Kanayeva Biography
| Name | Yevgeniya Kanayeva |
| Birthday | Apr 2 |
| Birth Year | 1990 |
| Birth Country | Russia |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Parents | Oleg Kanaev, Svetlana Kanaev |
| Siblings | Egor Kanaev |
| Spouse | Igor Musatov |
Yevgeniya Kanayeva is one of the most popular and richest Gymnast who was born on April 2, 1990 in Russia. A rhythmic gymnast who is widely considered to be one of the top in the world, she won all-around gold medals at both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the first rhythmic gymnast to win gold medals in all-around at both Olympic Games.
Russian President She was presented with the Merit for the Fatherland IV Degree by Russian President Vladimir Putin. presented her with the Merit for the Fatherland IV degree.
Yevgeniya Olegovna Kanayeva OMF (Russian: Евгения Олеговна Канаева ; born 2 April 1990) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast, known for her consistency, elegant routines and high level of technical difficulty. She is the only individual rhythmic gymnast in history to win two Olympic all-around gold medals, winning at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she finished with 3.75 points ahead of silver medalist Inna Zhukova, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she also became the oldest gymnast to win the Olympic gold. On 4 July 2013, Kanayeva received the International Fair Play Award for “Sport and Life”.
In September, Kanaeva competed at the World Championships in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Kanaeva qualified for the individual all-around final by placing first in every single apparatus, each with a gold medal. Her results in individual apparatuses (along with those of her teammates Olga Kapranova, Daria Kondakova, and Daria Dmitrieva) helped win the team gold for Russia. In the individual all-around final, Kanaeva won her sixth gold medal by a margin of 0.600, beating by one the record set by Russian gymnast Oxana Kostina in 1992 of most gold medals won in a single rhythmic gymnastics World Championship. President Medvedev again acknowledged Kanaeva’s new record by sending her a telegram of congratulations.
Her father Oleg Kanaev, a retired Greco-Roman wrestler, was her coach.
Yevgeniya Kanayeva Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Gymnast |
| House | Living in own house. |
Yevgeniya Kanayeva is one of the richest Gymnast from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yevgeniya Kanayeva 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She was born in Omsk, and she trained at the prestigious School of the Olympic Reserve.
She held records for both European and World titles. She was also the first rhythmic gymnast to win gold at all six World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.
Evgenia Kanaeva was born on 2 April 1990 in the Russian city of Omsk, Siberia (also the hometown of former World Champion and the first European Champion Galina Shugurova and 2004 Olympic Silver medalist Irina Tchachina). Her mother, Svetlana, was also a rhythmic gymnast and was granted the title of Master of Sports. Her father, Oleg Kanayev, was a coach and a former Greco- Roman wrestler. She has an elder brother named Egor who is also a Greco-Roman wrestler.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
Yevgeniya Kanayeva height 5 ft 7 in Yevgeniya weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Yevgeniya Kanayeva Dating?
According to our records, Yevgeniya Kanayeva married to Igor Musatov. As of December 1, 2023, Yevgeniya Kanayeva’s is not dating anyone.
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Pivot:
Kanaeva is famous for performing the triple ring pirouette and ring pivot
spiral (also known as “The Kanaeva Pivot”) which she also popularized and
frequently used. Rhythmic gymnasts nowadays incorporate ring pivots as an
element executed in routines. She has executed the quadruple ring turn in
competitions and has completed the quadruple queen pivot, which is two turns
in ring position connected to two turns in back split leg position that she
performed from 2006 to 2009 season.
Facts & Trivia
Yevgeniya Ranked on the list of most popular Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Yevgeniya Kanayeva celebrates birthday on April 2 of every year.
In the beginning of 2008 season, Kanayeva still faced tough competition from veteran teammates Sessina, Kapranova and Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast, the then- World Champion, Anna Bessonova. However, by mid-spring, Kanayeva began to establish herself by winning all the individual all-around titles in the Grand Prix and World Cup series, as well as the Russian National Championship. At the European Championship in Turin, Italy, she established herself as the number one senior rhythmic gymnast of the Russian national team. She defeated Bessonova and Kapranova with high scores in all her routines ( 18.875 in rope, 18.925 in hoop, 18.875 in ribbon and scored a 19.050 in clubs). At the 2008 European Championships she became the All-around champion. Viner selected Kanyaeva and Kapranova as Russia’s entries for the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics competition.
Who is the best rhythmic gymnast in the World?
Individual All-Around
RkGymnastTotal (Best 3 )
1| RAFFAELI Sofia| 145
2| KALEYN Boryana| 95
3| KOLOSOV Margarita| 82
Who is the most decorated rhythmic gymnast?
Having won two titles on the first day of competition in Japan, the Clubs win took Dina Averina to a total of 14 individual titles, the most individual golds at the world championships of any rhythmic gymnast ever.
Who got kanaeva into gymnastics?
Kanaeva was born in Omsk, Soviet Union. Her grandmother , a devoted fan of rhythmic gymnastics and figure skating, introduced 6-year-old Kanaeva to rhythmic gymnastics.
Who is the oldest rhythmic gymnast?
Russia’s Yevgenia Kanayeva won her second Olympic gold in London, and at 22 years old became the oldest rhythmic gymnast to become Olympic champion.
Which country is best at rhythmic gymnastics?
What country is the best at rhythmic gymnastics? Russia has dominated the medal count with 16 total medals and 10 golds since rhythmic gymnastics was added to the Olympic program in 1984.