Diana Borisova facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Diana Borisova
Full name	Diana Konstantinovna Borisova
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 28) Kemerovo, Russia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb 4 oz)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team	2008 - 2016
Head coach(es)	Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)	Vera Shatalina
Former coach(es)	Marina Kaliuzhnaya
Retired	2016
Medal record Representing  Russia Group Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Gold 2014 Izmir 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Gold 2015 Stuttgart Group All-around Gold 2015 Stuttgart 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops Silver 2015 Stuttgart 5 Ribbons European Games Gold 2015 Baku Group All-Around Gold 2015 Baku 5 Ribbons European Championships Gold 2014 Baku Group All-around Gold 2014 Baku 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Silver 2014 Baku 10 Clubs Junior European Championships Gold 2012 Nizhny Novgorod Team Gold 2012 Nizhny Novgorod Hoop

Diana Konstantinovna Borisova was born on March 21, 1997. She is a former Russian group rhythmic gymnast. Rhythmic gymnastics combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, dance, and apparatus manipulation. Diana was a champion in this sport.

She won many big titles. These include the Group All-around at the 2015 World Championships. She also won the Group All-around at the 2015 European Games. As a junior, she was the Hoop champion at the 2012 European Junior Championships.

Diana's Gymnastics Journey

Starting Out: Junior Years

Diana Borisova joined the Russian national team in 2008. She started her career as an individual gymnast. Her first coach was Marina Kaliuzhnaya. From 2009, she trained with Vera Shatalina. This coach also trained other famous gymnasts.

Diana had a very successful junior career. She won many medals. She earned gold in hoop at the 2012 Pesaro and 2012 Kyiv Junior World Cup events. She also won a silver medal in clubs at the 2010 Pesaro Junior World Cup. At the 2012 European Junior Championships, Diana won two gold medals. One was for hoop, and the other was with the Russian junior team.

Becoming a Senior Group Gymnast

In 2013, Diana became a senior gymnast. She finished 7th in the all-around at the 2013 Russian Championships. Later, she started training for group rhythmic gymnastics. She joined the Russian National group. This happened after another gymnast, Alina Makarenko, was injured. Diana began competing with the Russian Group in the 2013 World Cup series.

Major Wins: World and European Titles

In 2014, Diana was part of the Russian Group at the European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. They won gold in the Group all-around. They also won gold for the 2 Ribbons and 3 Balls routine. They took silver for the 10 Clubs routine. At the 2014 World Championships, the Russian Group placed 4th in the all-around. They won gold again in the 2 Ribbons and 3 Balls event.

In 2015, Diana had an ankle injury and missed the start of the season. She returned to compete at the 2015 Pesaro World Cup. Diana was part of the group that competed at the first 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. They won gold in the Group All-around. They also won gold for the 5 Ribbons routine.

At the 2015 World Cup Budapest, Diana and the Russian Group won gold in the Group all-around and 5 Ribbons. They also got a bronze medal for the 6 Clubs and 2 Hoops routine. At the 2015 World Cup series in Kazan, the Russian Group won the gold medal in the Group all-around. They also won gold in the 5 Ribbons and 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops event finals.

From September 9-13, Diana competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart. She was with other members of the Russian Group. They won the Group all-around title. This was a big win, as it was the first time the Russian Group had won this title since 2007. In the event finals, Diana's group also won silver in the 5 Ribbons routine.

Diana finished her amazing gymnastics career in 2016.