Maria Bondareva


Maria Anatolyevna Bondareva is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. Bondareva has been a member of the Russian national team since 2012. She lives and trains in Fryazino, Russia. Her strongest event is balance beam.

Junior career

2011

At Hungary's Eva Kanyo Memorial event, Bondareva won the adolescent all-around competition with a score of 56.065.
Bondareva won bars and beam in the junior competition at the Voronin Cup.

2012

Bondareva helped her team win at Canada's Gymnix Junior Cup. She also won bars, beam, and floor.
At the 2012 City of Jesolo Trophy she helped the junior Russian team place third and she placed eighth in the all-around.
Maria Bondareva won the All Around gold at the Russian Championships in the Candidate Master of Sport category with a score of 56.867.
In December, she competed at the Voronin Cup, but she failed to win any medals.

2013

Bondareva competed at the International Gymnix Junior Cup, and helped the Russian team win the team gold. She also tied for gold in the all-around with her team mate, Anastasia Dmitrieva, and won silver on balance beam.
At the European Youth Olympic Festival, she helped the team win gold, and she won a gold on beam. She placed 5th in the all-around with a score of 54.200.
At the Japan Junior International, she placed sixth in the all-around and won bronze on the uneven bars.

2014

She competed at the Russian Championships and she won gold with her team. However, she pulled out of the all-around and event finals.
At the 2014 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships she helped her team win the gold medal.

Senior career

2015

Bondareva turned senior in 2015. She competed at the Russian Championships in Penza in March. She placed 1st with her team, 8th in the all-around, 8th on uneven bars, and 8th in floor exercise.

Competitive history