Nickname
Anya, Riza, Rizetka (ukraine-rg.com.ua, 2015; aif.ua, 24 May 2013)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sport Studies - National University of Physical Education and Sport, Kiev, UKR
Spoken languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Club
Deriugina School [UKR] / Dynamo [UKR]
Coach
Iryna Blokhina, UKR; Iryna Deriugina, UKR (fakty.ua, 18 Feb 2016; dsmsu.gov.ua, 29 Dec 2015)
Sporting relatives
Her father is a master of sport in swimming and her mother Oksana Rizatdinova is an honoured coach of Ukraine in rhythmic gymnastics. (fakty.ua, 18 Feb 2016)
International senior debut
2008 for Ukraine, European Championships in Turin, Italy (gimnastika.pro, 14 Jul 2015)
Start sporting career
She began training at age five in Simferopol, Ukraine. (aif.ua, 24 May 2013; ukraine-rg.com.ua, 2015)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother Oksana Rizatdinova introduced her to the sport and became her first coach. (gimnastika.pro, 14 Jul 2015)
Trainings
She trains six days per week, having Sunday as a day off. Her training day begins at 9am and ends at 8pm. (fakty.ua, 18 Feb 2016)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the hoop at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, and receiving 19 points in the ball and clubs for the first time ever in her career at the 2016 World Cup event in Guadalajara, Spain. (xsport.ua, 06 Jun 2016)
Hero / Idol
Ukrainian gymnast Anna Bessonova, Spanish gymnast Almudena Cid Tostado. (ukraine-rg.com.ua, 2015)
Additional information
Awards
She was awarded the Prize for Elegance at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine. (fig-gymnastics.com, 07 Sep 2015)
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 29 Dec 2015)
Last update : 2016-09-23