Yeva Meleshchuk

Yeva Yaroslavivna Meleshchuk (Ukrainian: Єва Ярославівна Мелещук, born 29 September 2001 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2019 Summer Universiade Clubs gold medalist. On national level, she is the 2018 Ukrainian National All-around champion and the 2020 Ukrainian National All-around silver medalist.[4]

Yeva Meleshchuk
Full nameYeva Yaroslavivna Meleshchuk
Nickname(s)Eva
Country represented Ukraine
Born (2001-09-29) September 29, 2001
Kyiv, Ukraine [1]
HometownKyiv, Ukraine
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2016-present
Head coach(es)Irina Deriugina
Assistant coach(es)Anna Bessonova, Viktoria Bessonova[3]
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Summer Universiade
2019 NaplesClubs
2019 NaplesHoop
2019 NaplesRibbon

Career

Junior

She competed at the 2016 Junior European Championships in Holon, Israel and placed 6th in Team competition together with Olena Diachenko and Khrystyna Pohranychna. She placed 26th in Rope and 16th in Clubs Qualifications.

Senior

In 2017, she became senior. She won bronze medal with Ribbon at the 2017 Ukrainian Championships. She competed with Ribbon at the 2017 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary and placed 6th in Team competition. In 2018, she qualified to Hoop final at World Challenge Cup Guadalajara and finished on 8th place. This was her first World Cup final. She won bronze medal in Ribbon final at Grand Prix in Holon, Israel. Yeva also competed at the 2018 European Championships and placed 12th in All-around. Same year, she won gold medal in All-around at Ukrainian Championships and earned a spot at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She placed 28th in All-around and 5th in Team competition.

In 2019, she won bronze medal in All-around at Ukrainian Championships. She also won gold in Clubs final and silver medals in all other apparatus finals. She won silver medal in Ribbon final at Grand Prix Kiev. At the 2019 World Challenge Cup Guadalajara she won her first World Cup medal - silver in Ball final, and placed 5th in All-around. She finished on 5th place again at the 2019 World Challenge Cup Portimao and took silver medal in Ribbon final. She competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy and won gold medal in Clubs final and bronze medal in Hoop and Ribbon finals. Her second World Championships participation was at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan where she competed with Clubs and Ribbon, and helped her teammates Vlada Nikolchenko and Khrystyna Pohranychna place 5th in Team competition.

In 2020, she competed at Grand Prix Kiev and won bronze medal in Ball final behind Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos. She also took part in 2020 European Championships in Kiev, Ukraine and finished on 6th place in All-around Final.

References
  1. "Yeva Meleshchuk". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 August 2018.
  2. "Ева Мелещук" (in Russian). Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation.
  3. "Выбираем "Мисс сборной Украины". Яркие фото и история Евы Мелещук" (in Ukrainian).
  4. "Мелещук Ева" (in Russian).
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