Polina Sergeyevna Shmatko is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast.
14 Facts About Polina Shmatko
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Polina Shmatko is the 2016 European Junior Clubs, Ball champion and the 2018 European Junior Hoop champion.
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Polina Shmatko is 2018 European championships gold medalist in team event and in hoop finals.
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Polina Shmatko later competed at the prestigious Russian rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 2015 Hope of Russia, winning the all-around gold.
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Polina Shmatko competed at the Lisboa Junior World Cup where she won team gold, she qualified to all event finals: winning gold in ball, silver in hoop, placed 6th in clubs and 8th in rope.
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Polina Shmatko then won the all-around silver at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships behind Ermolova.
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Polina Shmatko competed at the 2016 Junior Grand Prix Brno where Team Russia won silver, and qualified in two apparatus, winning silver in ball and bronze in clubs.
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At the Junior World Cup in Sofia, Polina Shmatko won team gold but finished 6th in the ball final after dropping her ball twice.
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Polina Shmatko was selected to compete at the 2016 European Junior Championships where she again won team gold.
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At the Junior Grand Prix Marbella, Polina Shmatko finished 4th in the all-around and won gold in Team.
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Polina Shmatko competed at the Happy Caravan Cup in Tashkent where she won gold in team event, she qualified 2 apparatus finals taking the gold medal in clubs and silver in ball.
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Polina Shmatko was selected to compete at the 2018 European Junior Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain, she won team gold, she qualified into the hoop and won the final with a new personal best score in hoop of 18.825.
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Later on Polina Shmatko confirmed that she is no longer doing gymnastics for at least 6 months due to health issues with her back.
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Polina Shmatko's father is the politician and entrepreneur Sergei Shmatko, who died on November 7,2021, as a result of covid-19 disease.