Hanna Aliaksandrauna Traukova (Belarusian: Ганна Аляксандраўна Траўкова; born 1 August 2001)[2] is a Belarusian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Hanna Traukova
Full nameHanna Aliaksandrauna Traukova
Nickname(s)Anya
Country represented Belarus
Born (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 23)
Grodno, Belarus
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2015 - present
ClubSpecialised Children's-Youth School of Olympic Reserve No.3
Head coach(es)Olga Knysh

Personal life

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Traukova began gymnastics when she was five years old.[2] She is a student at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.[3] Her hobbies include cycling and swimming.[2]

Career

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Junior

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Traukova made her international debut at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival, and she helped the Belarusian team finish sixteenth.[4] At the 2016 Stella Zakharova Cup, she won the gold medal in the all-around and a bronze medal in the team event. In the event finals, she finished fifth on the uneven bars, eighth on the floor exercise, and she won the bronze medal on the balance beam.[5] She then competed at the 2016 Junior European Championships and helped the team finish fourteenth.[6] At the 2016 Belarusian Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Dziyana Kirykovich. She also won the gold medal on the uneven bars and the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[7] Then at the 2016 Voronin Cup, she finished twelfth in the all-around.[8]

Senior

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2017

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Traukova made her senior debut at the Valkina Memorial where she won the gold medal in the all-around. She also won the gold medal on the uneven bars and the silver medal on the floor exercise, and she placed fourth on the balance beam.[9] Then at the Stella Zakharova Cup, she finished fifth in the all-around, fourth with the team, eighth on the uneven bars, and sixth on the floor exercise, and she won the gold medal on the balance beam.[10] She competed at the European Championships, but she did not qualify for any finals.[11]

2018

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In 2018, Traukova began competing in the Bundesliga series in Germany as a part of the Eintracht Frankfurt club. At the 2nd Bundesliga, she won the gold medal in the all-around and helped her club win the bronze medal.[12] Then at the 3rd Bundesliga, she finished eleventh in the all-around and her club finished fifth.[13] At the Dityatin Cup, Traukova won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Russian gymnasts Tatiana Nabieva and Polina Fedorova. In the event finals, she finished seventh on vault, and she won silver medals on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.[14] She finished fourth in the all-around at the Belarusian Championships, and she won the gold medal in the vault final and the bronze medal in the uneven bars final, and she finished fifth in the floor exercise final.[15] She then competed at the World Championships and helped the Belarusian team finish thirty-ninth in the qualification round.[16] At the 4th Bundesliga, she won the gold medal in the all-around and helped the Eintracht Frankfurt club finish fourth.[17] Then at the Voronin Cup, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Alyona Shchennikova and Yeo Seo-jeong. She also finished seventh on the uneven bars and balance beam and eighth on the floor exercise.[18]

2019-2022

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At the 2019 1st Bundesliga, Traukova finished sixth in the all-around and the Eintracht Frankfurt finished seventh.[19] She competed at the 2019 World Championships and finished ninety-seventh in the all-around during the qualification round.[20] She was not initially granted a spot for the 2020 Olympic Games as Anastasiya Alistratava placed ahead of her.[21] However, in July 2021, Traukova received the spot after Alistratava withdrew.[22][23]

Traukova won the gold medal in the team event, all-around, vault, and balance beam and the bronze medal on the uneven bars and floor exercise at the 2021 Belarusian Open Cup.[24] She then represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics. During the qualification round, she finished seventy-seventh in the all-around with a total score of 46.232.[25]

In March 2022, Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from taking part in FIG-sanctioned competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[26]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival 16
2016 Stella Zakharova Cup     5   8
Junior European Championships 14
Belarusian Championships      
Voronin Cup 12
Senior
2017 Valkina Memorial     4  
Stella Zakharova Cup 4 5 8   6
2018 2nd Bundesliga    
3rd Bundesliga 5 11
Dityatin Cup   7      
Belarusian Championships 4     5
World Championships 39
4th Bundesliga 4  
Voronin Cup   7 7 8
2019 1st Bundesliga 7 6
World Championships 97
2021 Belarusian Open Cup            
Olympic Games 77

References

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  1. ^ "Hanna Traukova". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Traukova Hanna". Tokyo 2020. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Traukova Hanna". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - New Gymnastics Venue European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi 2015 26 July - 1 August 2015 Girls Qualification - WED 29 JUL 2015" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Tbilisi 2015. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 May 2016). "2016 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Junior Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (7 October 2016). "2016 Belarusian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 December 2016). "2016 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 April 2017). "2017 Valkina Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 April 2017). "2017 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ^ "7th Petrom European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (25 March 2018). "2018 2nd Bundesliga Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 April 2018). "2018 3rd Bundesliga Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  14. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 May 2018). "2018 Dityatin Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 September 2018). "2018 Belarusian Championships". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  16. ^ "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 November 2018). "2018 4th Bundesliga Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Alyona Shchennikova Won Two Golds at the Voronin Cup". Gymnovosti. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (31 March 2019). "2019 1st Bundesliga Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  20. ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Anastasiya Alistratava secures Olympic berth at FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 7 October 2019.
  22. ^ "List of the Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2021.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ @Gymnovosti (July 2, 2021). "Belarus' Andrey Likhovitsky and Anastasia Alistratava out of the Olympics. Not clear why but probably injuries. Alistratava's spot was reallocated to her teammate Hanna Traukova, Likhovitsky's spot - to David Jessen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 March 2021). "2021 Belarusian Open Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. International Olympic Committee. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  26. ^ "FIG adopts further measures against Russia and Belarus". International Gymnastics Federation. 4 March 2022.
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