1. Anastasia Bliznyuk is a two-time Group All-around champion at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, silver medalist at the 2020 Olympics, world champion at the 2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, bronze medalist at the 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, and three-time European champion at the 2012,2016 and 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships.
Anastasia Bliznyuk is the third group rhythmic gymnast to win two gold medals in the Olympic Games after the late Natalia Lavrova and Yelena Posevina, and the only rhythmic gymnast to win three medals in the Olympic Games.
Anastasia Bliznyuk won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the group all-around event together with other group members.
In 2014 Anastasia Bliznyuk suffered an infection and spent about six weeks in recovery.
In 2016, Anastasia Bliznyuk made a competitive comeback, she was included in the Russian group and returned to competition at the 2016 Moscow Grand Prix.
Anastasia Bliznyuk began competing at the 2016 FIG World Cup series events.
Anastasia Bliznyuk achieved a rare feat by becoming only the third group rhythmic gymnast to win two gold medals in the Olympic Games after the late Natalia Lavrova and Yelena Posevina.
In 2017, Anastasia Bliznyuk continued her competitive career and stayed with the Russian national group where she became the team captain.
In 2018, Anastasia Bliznyuk began her season at the 2018 Grand Prix Moscow: they won gold in group all-around, 3 balls + 2 ropes and silver medal in 5 hoops.
Anastasia Bliznyuk suffered an injury but she came back at the 2018 Grand Prix Holon winning gold in all-around and with balls and ropes.
Since late 2022, Anastasia Bliznyuk has been serving as a technique coach under fellow gymnast Sun Dan for the Chinese national rhythmic gymnastics team, who won gold medal in Group All-around Final at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.