Angelina Melnikova
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| Full name | Angelina Romanovna Melnikova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Voronezh, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Voronezh, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Junior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SDUSHOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Sergei Denisevich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Angelina Romanovna Melnikova (Template:Lang-ru, born 18 July 2000) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She resides at Voronezh Russia, and is coached by Sergei Denisevich. She is the 2014 Junior European All-Around and Beam Champion.
Junior Career
Melnikova competed at the 2014 L'International Gymnix to win the Team Gold Medal and All-Around Silver Medal in Junior International Cup. She also placed second on the Uneven Bars and third on Floor Exercise.[1] In April, Melnikova competed at the Russian National Championships which were held in Penza with her home team, the Central Federal District. Her team placed first with a combined total score of 267.966. Individually Melnikova had a strong showing placing first in the Junior Master of the Sport All Around with a score of 58.300. She also won two other gold medals on beam and floor with scores of 14.700 and 14.167 respectively. She competed in the uneven bars final and placed seventh.[2] The results of these championships were used to help determine the gymnasts who would compete at the European Championships in Sofia and due to her strong performance Melnikova was selected for the team. In May 2014, Melnikova competed at the European Gymnastics Championships in the junior division alongside team mates Maria Bondareva, Daria Skrypnik, Seda Tutkhalyan and Anastasia Dmitrieva. As a team they placed first with a combined score of 168.268. Melnikova then went on to win a gold medal in the All Around competition and on beam and a silver medal on bars behind teammate Skrypnik.[3]
Melnikova will turn senior in 2016, consequently becoming age-eligible for a place on the Russian Gymnastics team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2013 | Russian Hopes (CMS) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| 2014 | L'International Gymnix (Junior International Cup) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| National Championships (Junior) (MS) | 1st | 1st | 7th | 1st | 1st | ||
| European Championships (Junior) | 1st | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 1st | ||
| Top Gym | 1st | 1st | 1st | WD | WD | ||
| 2015 | National Championships (Junior) (MS) | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 2nd |
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