Marina Nekrasova is a Russian-born artistic gymnast who has represented Azerbaijan since 2013.
35 Facts About Marina Nekrasova
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Marina Nekrasova is a three-time World Challenge Cup vault champion.
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Marina Nekrasova competed at the 2020 Olympic Games, making her the first woman artistic gymnast to represent Azerbaijan at the Olympic Games.
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Marina Nekrasova graduated from the Voronezh State Institute of Physical Education in 2016.
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Marina Nekrasova finished sixteenth in the all-around at the Russian Championships.
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Marina Nekrasova won the silver medal on the balance beam behind Vasilyeva, and she finished fifth on the uneven bars and fourth on the floor exercise.
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Marina Nekrasova competed with Anna Pavlova, Yulia Inshina, and Maria Smirnova at the 2014 European Championships where they finished sixteenth in the qualification round.
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Marina Nekrasova then competed at the Bosphorus Tournament in Istanbul and won the silver medal in the all-around and on vault both behind Pavlova.
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Marina Nekrasova won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Aida Bauryzhanova and Inshina, and she placed sixth on the uneven bars.
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Marina Nekrasova competed at the European Championships, and she finished forty-fifth in the all-around during the qualification round.
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Marina Nekrasova failed to qualify for any finals at the Anadia World Cup.
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Marina Nekrasova was selected to represent Azerbaijan at the 2015 European Games alongside Yulia Inshina and Kristina Pravdina, and they finished thirteenth in the team competition.
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Marina Nekrasova won the bronze medal on the floor exercise at the Baku World Challenge Cup, the first World Cup medal of her career.
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Marina Nekrasova finished sixty-second in the all-around at the Olympic Test Event with a total score of 49.133.
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Marina Nekrasova then competed at the European Championships with Yulia Inshina and Maria Smirnova, and they finished twentieth in the qualification round.
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At the Baku World Cup, Marina Nekrasova won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Catalina Ponor and Emily Little, and she placed fourth on both the vault and balance beam.
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Marina Nekrasova then competed at the Islamic Solidarity Games alongside Yulia Inshina and Ekaterina Tishkova, and they won the team gold medal.
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Individually, Marina Nekrasova won the silver medal on the vault behind Oksana Chusovitina and on the balance beam behind Goksu Uctas.
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Marina Nekrasova finished eighth on both the vault and the uneven bars at the Varna World Challenge Cup.
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Marina Nekrasova won her first World Cup title on the vault at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup.
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Marina Nekrasova was the third reserve for the all-around final at the World Championships after finishing twenty-eighth in the qualification round with a total score of 49.973.
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Marina Nekrasova finished fourth on the vault and seventh in the all-around.
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At the Baku World Cup, Marina Nekrasova won the silver medal on the vault behind Oksana Chusovitina.
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Marina Nekrasova returned to competition at the Paris World Challenge Cup and finished seventh on vault.
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At the Baku World Cup, Marina Nekrasova competed in a unitard for the first time to inspire Muslim girls in artistic gymnastics.
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Marina Nekrasova placed seventh on both the vault and balance beam.
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Marina Nekrasova then won the gold medal on vault at the Koper Challenge Cup with an average score of 14.475.
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Marina Nekrasova was then selected to represent Azerbaijan at the 2019 European Games where she placed sixth in the vault final.
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Marina Nekrasova then won the gold medal on vault at the Summer Universiade with an average score of 14.000.
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Marina Nekrasova won another World Cup vault gold medal at the Szombathely Challenge Cup.
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Marina Nekrasova returned to competition at the postponed-2020 European Championships but did not qualify for any finals.
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Marina Nekrasova began her 2021 season at the European Championships and finished seventh on vault.
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Marina Nekrasova then competed at the Ukraine International Cup, winning the gold medal on the vault and the bronze medal on the uneven bars.
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Marina Nekrasova placed fourth in the all-around and on the floor exercise and fifth on the balance beam.
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Marina Nekrasova then competed at the 2020 Olympic Games and finished seventieth in the all-around and nineteenth on the vault during the qualification round.