Zeynab Hummatova

{{short description|Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast}}

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| country = {{AZE}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|06|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Shaki, Azerbaijan{{cite web|title=Zeynab Hummatova|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=37618|publisher=International Gymnastics Federation|access-date=12 November 2022}}

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| discipline = RG

| natlteam = 2018-2024

| club = Ojaq Sports Club

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| headcoach = Mariana Vasileva

| assistcoach = Siyana Vasileva

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{{MedalCountry | {{AZE}} }}

{{MedalSport | Rhythmic Gymnastics}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Sofia|3 Ribbons + 2 Balls}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Baku|3 Ribbons + 2 Balls}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Kyiv|Group All-Around}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Guadalajara|3 Balls + 2 Ropes}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Kyiv|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Kyiv|3 Hoops + 4 Clubs}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Tel Aviv|Group All-Around}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Tel Aviv|5 Hoops}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Tel Aviv|3 Ribbons + 2 Balls}}

{{MedalBronze|2023 Baku|Group All-Around}}

{{MedalCompetition|Islamic Solidarity Games}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Konya|Group All-Around}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Konya|3 Ribbons + 2 Balls}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Konya|5 Hoops}}

{{MedalCompetition| European Cup}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Baku|All-around}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Baku|3 Ribbons + 2 Balls}}

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Zeynab Hummatova (born 6 December 1999) is an Azerbaijani group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 World 3 ribbons + 2 balls bronze medalist. She is the 2020 European group all-around silver medalist and 2022 European group all-around bronze medalist.

Personal life

Zeynab retired in 2024. She got married in December that year.

Career

Hummatova began gymnastics when she was six years old.

=Senior=

Hummatova competed at the 2018 European Championships and won a bronze medal with the Azerbaijani group in the 3 Balls + 2 Ropes final. They also placed seventh in the group all-around and sixth in the team competition with the junior gymnasts.{{cite web |title=2018 Guadalajara Results Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/RG%202018%20Media%20results%20book.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=12 November 2022}} At the 2018 Kazan World Challenge Cup, she won a gold medal in the 3 Balls + 2 Ropes movie with the Azerbaijani group.{{cite web |title=Soldatova surprises with 2018 FIG World Challenge Cup Series title |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2181939 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=12 November 2022 |date=27 August 2018}} She then competed at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she placed seventh in the group all-around competition, fifth in the 5 Hoops final, and seventh in the 3 Balls + 2 Ropes final.{{cite web |url=https://live.fig-gymnastics.com/schedule.php?idevent=14845 |title=2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships: Groups 5 Hoops Results |website=International Gymnastics Federation |date=16 September 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://live.fig-gymnastics.com/schedule.php?idevent=14845 |title=2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships: Groups 3 Balls + 2 Ropes Results |website=International Gymnastics Federation |date=16 September 2018}}

Hummatova represented Azerbaijan at the 2019 European Games where the Azerbaijani group finished sixth in the group all-around and the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final and seventh in the 5 Balls final.{{cite web |title=Minsk 2019 Results Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/RG%20Media_0.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=12 November 2022}} She was also a part of the group that took eighth place in the all-around and seventh in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final at the 2019 World Championships in Baku.{{cite web |url=https://live.gymnastics.sport/link.php?id=2682|format=PDF |title=2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships: Groups 5 All-Around Final Results |website=International Gymnastics Federation |date=21 September 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://live.gymnastics.sport/schedule.php?idevent=13338 |title=2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships: Groups 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs Results |website=International Gymnastics Federation |date=22 September 2019}} After the World Championships, she had surgery but returned to training six weeks later.

Hummatova competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv. Together with Laman Alimuradova, Darya Sorokina, Yelyzaveta Luzan and Maryam Safarova, she won a silver medal in group all-around and a bronze medal in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final. They also won the bronze medal in the team competition together with the juniors.{{cite web|title=Bədii gimnastlarımız Avropa çempionatının ikinci günündə fərqləniblər |trans-title=Our gymnasts distinguished themselves on the second day of the European Championship |url=https://azertag.az/xeber/Bedii_gimnastlarimiz_Avropa_chempionatinin_ikinci_gununde_ferqlenibler-1653091?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=69205bd3b4ecc245ef4f939e79f305bcc1480103-1606864510-0-AeigsNuzoMY_84zO_f4QC9QBlkGdilw5_YWLNzWh-J9o2TzgSadMxfOZ2ec0QQz7X__RDormYJktekPV-eDaD9kc6kUB2owjmEQIt7FreDe_mYU9he8I_vmGJiNcbKGCOiP9y4xNx-JNkYDCDxLXl1hASdkDhtO9Mvwd2cxRMHz3MDibxsC_UE_N-gf3P4i6TMYLdQTtrdf6YQZXN_pXQkkP-fBcaq7vt1L9bPUeeeuL6bPwhsHmfbps4H6Fd_EavokZXHC1Y6Pp11GH2-7wfWWg1rFMAnfyQTmlesvt6ttMHvioqrrH5Kg3zphYHleK3gOVTZ18OMMB8297SXeu4EUp3nexSkU7L-3ytOQkUM371Jh_w2cEPZeAeOiR_YRy1aSJZXzQzW16H-nOlbkl-whPQIFfAotheeejDBu4LXA0|date=27 November 2020|language=az|access-date=12 November 2022}}{{cite web|title=Qrup komandamızdan daha bir medal|trans-title=Another medal from our group team|url=https://agf.az/az/news/qrup-komandamizdan-daha-bir-me134906|publisher=Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation|date= 28 November 2020|accessdate=2 December 2020|language=az}} At the 2021 European Championships, the group finished sixth in the 5 Balls event final and fourth in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs event final in addition to placing seventh in the group all-around and in the team competition.{{cite web |title=A step away from the European medal |url=https://agf.az/en/news/avropa-medalinin-bir-addimligi121780 |website=Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation |access-date=13 November 2022 |date=13 June 2021}}

Hummatova was selected to represent Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Laman Alimuradova, Darya Sorokina, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Narmina Samadova.{{cite web |title=15 days left for the most important event… |url=https://agf.az/en/news/en-muhum-yarisha-15-gun---226107 |website=Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation |access-date=17 July 2021 |date=8 July 2021}} They finished tenth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the second reserve for the final.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73B_GRYW5AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf |website=2020 Summer Olympics |access-date=7 August 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808053149/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73B_GRYW5AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf |url-status=dead }} She was then selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships.{{cite web |title=Our representatives in Japan - this time at the World Championships |url=https://agf.az/en/news/bedii-gimnastlarimiz-bu-defe-y121009 |website=Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation |access-date=14 October 2022 |date=31 October 2021}} The Azerbaijani group finished sixth in the group all-around and qualified for both event finals.{{cite web |title=38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=31 January 2022 |date=29 October 2021}} The group finished sixth in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs finals.{{cite web |title=38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group Event Finals |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpevents.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=31 January 2022 |date=31 October 2021}}

Hummatova and the Azerbaijani group won the 5 hoops gold medal and the all-around silver medal at the 2022 Baku World Cup.{{cite web |title=Raffaeli, Farfalle turn Baku World Cup into Italian triumph |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3487640 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=14 October 2022 |date=25 April 2022}} At the 2022 Pamplona World Challenge Cup, she won three bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.{{cite web |title=German gymnasts take three golds at first Rhythmic World Challenge Cup of 2022 |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3509669 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=14 October 2022 |date=23 May 2022}} Then at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, the Azerbaijani group won the bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.{{cite web |title=Result Book 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/38TH%20EUROPEAN%20RHYTHMIC%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20Tel%20Aviv%20Media.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=14 October 2022 |pages=25–26 |date=19 June 2022}} She then represented Azerbaijan at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games where the Azerbaijani group won the gold medal in the all-around. Then in the event finals, they won gold in 3 ribbons + 2 balls and silver in 5 hoops behind Uzbekistan.{{cite web |title=5th Islamic Solidarity Games - Rhythmic Gymnastics Groups Results |url=https://konya2021.com/img/Rhythmic%20Gymnastics%20All%20Results.pdf |website=Konya 2021 |access-date=14 October 2022 |pages=6–8 |date=13 August 2021}}

Hummatova competed at the 2022 World Championships alongside Gullu Aghalarzade, Laman Alimuradova, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Darya Sorokina. In the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, the group won the bronze medal behind Bulgaria and Italy. This marked the first time an Azerbaijani group won a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.{{cite web |title=Italian, Bulgarian Groups end Rhythmic Gymnastics Worlds on top |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3619902 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=14 October 2022 |date=18 September 2022}}

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