Margarita Mamun facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Margarita Mamun
Mamun in 2016
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Rita The Bengal Tigress
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 29) Moscow, Russia
Spouse	Alexandr Sukhorukov (m. 2017)
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2011–2016
Club	Gazprom
Gym	Novogorsk
College team	Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health
Head coach(es)	Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)	Amina Zaripova
Choreographer	Irina Zenovka
Eponymous skills	Mamun's ball roll: From a sitting position, transit into a dynamic balance (arm stand), with ball rolling from trunk to feet and catch.
Retired	2017
World ranking	1 (2016 Season) 2 (2015 Season) 2 (2014 Season) 1 (2013 Season) 17 (2012 Season) 22 (2011 Season)
Medal record International gymnastics competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 7 6 1 European Games 1 1 0 European Championships 4 5 0 FIG World Cup 51 33 10 Grand Prix Final 11 1 0 Summer Universiade 4 0 0 Total 79 46 11 Representing  Russia Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic Games Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro All-Around World Championships Gold 2013 Kyiv Ball Gold 2013 Kyiv Clubs Gold 2014 Izmir Ball Gold 2014 Izmir Ribbon Gold 2014 Izmir Team Gold 2015 Stuttgart Hoop Gold 2015 Stuttgart Team Silver 2014 Izmir All-Around Silver 2014 Izmir Hoop Silver 2014 Izmir Clubs Silver 2015 Stuttgart All-Around Silver 2015 Stuttgart Ribbon Silver 2015 Stuttgart Ball Bronze 2013 Kyiv Hoop European Championships Gold 2013 Vienna Team Gold 2013 Vienna Ribbon Gold 2015 Minsk Team Gold 2015 Minsk Hoop Silver 2013 Vienna Hoop Silver 2013 Vienna Ball Silver 2013 Vienna Clubs Silver 2015 Minsk Ball Silver 2016 Holon All-Around European Games Gold 2015 Baku Hoop Silver 2015 Baku All-Around Grand Prix Final Gold 2013 Berlin All-Around Gold 2013 Berlin Hoop Gold 2013 Berlin Ball Gold 2014 Innsbruck All-Around Gold 2014 Innsbruck Hoop Gold 2014 Innsbruck Ball Gold 2014 Innsbruck Clubs Gold 2014 Innsbruck Ribbon Gold 2015 Brno All-Around Gold 2015 Brno Hoop Gold 2015 Brno Ball Silver 2013 Berlin Clubs Summer Universiade Gold 2013 Kazan All-Around Gold 2013 Kazan Hoop Gold 2013 Kazan Clubs Gold 2013 Kazan Ribbon

Margarita Mamun (born November 1, 1995) is a famous retired Russian rhythmic gymnast. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the All-around event. This means she was the best overall rhythmic gymnast at those Olympic Games!

Margarita also won many other big awards. She was a two-time silver medalist at the World Championships in 2014 and 2015. She also won the Grand Prix Final All-around championship three times. From 2011 to 2013, she was the Russian National All-around champion.

She holds a world record under the 20-point judging system. She scored 77.150 points at the 2016 Baku World Cup. This was the highest All-around score ever at that time!

About Margarita Mamun

Margarita Mamun was born in Moscow, Russia. Her father, Abdullah Al Mamun, was from Bangladesh. He had a master's degree in marine engineering. Her mother, Anna, was a rhythmic gymnast too.

Margarita has citizenship in both Russia and Bangladesh. She also has a younger brother named Filipp. In 2016, after the Olympic Games, Margarita got engaged to Olympic swimmer Alexandr Sukhorukov. They had been dating for three years. They got married on September 8, 2017. In 2019, Margarita announced she was expecting a baby. Their son, Lev Alexandrovich Sukhorukov, was born on October 3, 2019.

Margarita's Gymnastics Journey

Starting as a Junior Gymnast

Margarita started competing in gymnastics when she was young. As a junior, she took part in many international events. She even competed for Bangladesh for a short time when she was 12. But she soon returned to represent Russia as a senior gymnast. Her coach was Amina Zaripova, who was also a world champion.

Senior Career Highlights

Early Senior Years (2011-2012)

Margarita began her senior career in 2011. She won gold medals in hoop, clubs, and ribbon at a tournament in Calais. She also won a bronze medal in the All-around at the World Cup in Montreal. In 2012, she won the All-around gold at the Sofia World Cup. She also helped her team win gold at the AEON Cup in Japan.

Success in 2013

The year 2013 was a big one for Margarita. She won the All-around gold at the Moscow Grand Prix. She also won all the gold medals at the Thiais Grand Prix. At the World Cup in Lisbon, she won gold in the All-around and all the individual events.

Margarita competed at her first European Championships in Vienna. There, she and her teammates won the team gold medal for Russia. She also won gold in ribbon and three silver medals. She then won gold in the All-around at the Summer Universiade. She also won gold in hoop, ribbon, and clubs. At the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv, she won gold in ball and clubs. She also won a bronze medal in hoop.

Achievements in 2014

In 2014, Margarita continued to shine. She won the All-around gold at the Moscow Grand Prix. She also won gold in hoop, ball, and clubs. At the Stuttgart World Cup, she won All-around silver. She also won gold in ball, hoop, and ribbon.

Margarita won the All-around gold at the Holon Grand Prix. She also won gold in ball and hoop. She won her second World Cup All-around title in Tashkent. At the World Championships, she helped Russia win the team gold. She also won two gold medals in ribbon and ball. She earned two silver medals in hoop and clubs. She finished with the All-around silver medal. Later that year, she won the All-around gold at the Aeon Cup. She also swept all the gold medals at the 2014 Grand Prix Final in Innsbruck.

Strong Performance in 2015

Margarita started 2015 by winning gold in the All-around at the Moscow Grand Prix. She also won gold in ribbon and hoop. At the Lisbon World Cup, she won gold in hoop, ball, and ribbon. She won the All-around gold at the Pesaro World Cup.

At the European Championships, she helped Russia win team gold. She also won gold in hoop and silver in ball. Margarita won her first All-around gold of the season at the Tashkent World Cup. She also won all four event finals. She won the All-around gold at the Berlin Grand Prix.

Margarita won the All-around silver medal at the European Games in Baku. She also won gold in hoop. At the World Championships in Stuttgart, she helped Russia win team gold. She won gold in hoop and two silver medals in ribbon and ball. She also won the All-around silver medal. Margarita won the All-around gold at the 2015 Grand Prix Final in Brno.

The Olympic Year: 2016

Mamun (left) at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup

In 2016, Margarita prepared for the Olympics. She won gold in clubs and ball at the Moscow Grand Prix. She won the All-around gold at the Thiais Grand Prix. At the Pesaro World Cup, she won All-around silver. She also won gold in hoop and clubs.

Margarita won the All-around gold at the Brno Grand Prix. She set a new personal best score of 77.100 points. She also won all four gold medals in the event finals. She won another All-around gold at the Minsk World Cup. She also won all four event finals there.

At the Guadalajara World Cup, she won the All-around gold. She also won gold in hoop, clubs, and ribbon. At the European Championships, she won the All-around silver medal. She scored a European record in clubs. At the Kazan World Cup, she won the All-around gold. She also won gold in clubs and ribbon. At the Baku World Cup, she won another All-around gold. She set a new world record with 77.150 points.

Winning Olympic Gold in Rio 2016

Mamun (center) on the Olympic podium with her gold medal

Margarita Mamun competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She performed very well in the qualifying rounds. In the individual All-around final, she was behind her teammate Yana Kudryavtseva after two rotations. However, in the clubs routine, Yana made a small mistake. Margarita stayed calm and performed her clubs and ribbon routines perfectly.

She won the Olympic gold medal with a total score of 76.483 points. She was the only gymnast in the final to score over 19 points on all four pieces of equipment. This was a huge achievement for Margarita!

Retirement from Gymnastics

After her amazing Olympic win, Margarita Mamun officially retired from rhythmic gymnastics. This was announced on November 4, 2017.

Life After Gymnastics

Margarita Mamun with young gymnasts in 2017

After retiring, Margarita Mamun was featured in a documentary film. It was called Over the Limit and was released in 2017. The film showed her training for the 2016 Olympics.

Records

• Margarita Mamun holds the world record under the 20-point judging system. She scored 77.150 points in the All-around at the 2016 Baku World Cup.

Images for kids

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  Mamun at the 2013 Summer Universiade

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  Mamun at the 2014 Kazan World Cup

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  Mamun performing her clubs routine in 2015

See also

In Spanish: Margarita Mamún para niños