# 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships

The 28th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships was held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia from May 29 to June 3, 2012.

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Senior Individual Finals ||||
| All-around details | Evgenia Kanaeva Russia | Alexandra Merkulova Russia | Aliya Garayeva Azerbaijan |
| Senior Groups Finals ||||
| All-around details | Russia Anastasia Bliznyuk Uliana Donskova Ksenia Dudkina Olga Ilina Alina Makarenko Karolina Sevastyanova | Belarus Maryna Hancharova Anastasiya Ivankova Nataliya Leshchyk Aliaksandra Narkevich Kseniya Sankovich Alina Tumilovich | Italy Elisa Blanchi Romina Laurito Marta Pagnini Elisa Santoni Anzhelika Savrayuk Andreea Stefanescu |
| 5 balls details | Russia Anastasia Bliznyuk Uliana Donskova Ksenia Dudkina Olga Ilina Alina Makarenko Karolina Sevastyanova | Belarus Maryna Hancharova Anastasiya Ivankova Nataliya Leshchyk Aliaksandra Narkevich Kseniya Sankovich Alina Tumilovich | Bulgaria Reneta Kamberova Mihaela Maevska Tsvetelina Naydenova Elena Todorova Hristiana Todorova Katrin Velkova |
| 3 ribbons + 2 hoops details | Belarus Maryna Hancharova Anastasiya Ivankova Nataliya Leshchyk Aliaksandra Narkevich Kseniya Sankovich Alina Tumilovich | Bulgaria Reneta Kamberova Mihaela Maevska Tsvetelina Naydenova Elena Todorova Hristiana Todorova Katrin Velkova | Italy Elisa Blanchi Romina Laurito Marta Pagnini Elisa Santoni Anzhelika Savrayuk Andreea Stefanescu |
| Junior Finals ||||
| Team details | Russia Diana Borisova Yana Kudryavtseva Julia Sinitsyna Aleksandra Soldatova | Belarus Elena Bolotina Katsiaryna Halkina Maria Kadobina | Georgia Gabriela Khvedelidze Salome Phajava Sophio Pharulava |
| Hoop details | Diana Borisova Russia | Elena Bolotina Belarus | Nilufar Niftaliyeva Azerbaijan |
| Ball details | Yana Kudryavtseva Russia | Katsiaryna Halkina Belarus | Anastasiia Mulmina Ukraine |
| Clubs details | Julia Sinitsyna Russia | Maria Kadobina Belarus | Gabriela Khvedelidze Georgia |
| Ribbon details | Aleksandra Soldatova Russia | Katsiaryna Halkina Belarus | Gulsum Shafizada Azerbaijan |
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## Results
### Seniors
#### Individual all-around

| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | | | | | Total |
| | Evgenia Kanaeva | Russia | 29.500 | 29.700 | 29.400 | 29.550 | 118.150 |
| | Alexandra Merkulova | Russia | 29.050 | 28.850 | 29.200 | 29.325 | 116.425 |
| | Aliya Garayeva | Azerbaijan | 28.850 | 28.950 | 28.400 | 28.650 | 114.850 |
| 4 | Liubov Charkashyna | Belarus | 28.500 | 27.250 | 28.350 | 28.600 | 112.700 |
| 5 | Silviya Miteva | Bulgaria | 27.350 | 28.550 | 27.950 | 28.400 | 112.250 |
| 6 | Melitina Staniouta | Belarus | 27.950 | 28.250 | 28.050 | 27.650 | 111.900 |
| 7 | Joanna Mitrosz | Poland | 27.850 | 27.700 | 27.750 | 27.750 | 111.000 |
| 8 | Ganna Rizatdinova | Ukraine | 27.850 | 27.725 | 27.725 | 27.625 | 110.925 |
| 9 | Neta Rivkin | Israel | 28.525 | 28.275 | 27.050 | 26.525 | 110.325 |
| 10 | Delphine Ledoux | France | 27.450 | 27.250 | 27.150 | 27.700 | 109.550 |
| 11 | Caroline Weber | Austria | 27.200 | 27.300 | 27.350 | 27.450 | 109.300 |
| 12 | Chrystalleni Trikomiti | Cyprus | 26.450 | 26.950 | 26.900 | 27.150 | 107.450 |
| 13 | Varvara Filiou | Greece | 26.600 | 26.850 | 26.500 | 26.650 | 106.600 |
| 14 | Julieta Cantaluppi | Italy | 26.450 | 25.950 | 26.500 | 26.650 | 105.550 |
| 15 | Laura Jung | Germany | 26.375 | 26.575 | 26.550 | 26.000 | 105.500 |
| 16 | Carolina Rodriguez | Spain | 26.350 | 26.400 | 26.150 | 26.550 | 105.450 |
| 17 | Dora Vass | Hungary | 26.200 | 26.300 | 26.050 | 26.450 | 105.000 |
| 18 | Alexandra Piscupescu | Romania | 25.950 | 26.650 | 26.450 | 25.950 | 105.000 |
| 19 | Viktoria Shynkarenko | Ukraine | 24.300 | 26.325 | 26.650 | 26.000 | 103.275 |

#### Group all-around

| Rank | Nation | | | Total |
| | Russia | 28.450 | 28.450 | 56.900 |
| | Belarus | 28.300 | 28.025 | 56.325 |
| | Italy | 27.550 | 27.325 | 54.875 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 27.800 | 26.875 | 54.675 |
| 5 | Spain | 27.325 | 27.150 | 54.475 |
| 6 | Israel | 27.275 | 27.000 | 54.275 |
| 7 | France | 26.150 | 26.075 | 52.225 |
| 8 | Greece | 26.750 | 26.425 | 52.175 |
| 9 | Germany | 26.400 | 26.350 | 51.750 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 27.100 | 24.650 | 51.750 |
| 11 | Poland | 24.625 | 24.900 | 49.525 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 24.075 | 24.200 | 48.275 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 24.150 | 23.000 | 47.150 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 23.125 | 23.150 | 46.275 |
| 15 | Austria | 23.500 | 22.750 | 46.250 |
| 16 | Great Britain | 22.325 | 21.825 | 44.150 |
| 17 | Lithuania | 20.600 | 21.650 | 42.250 |

#### Group 5 balls

| Rank | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Total |
| | Russia | 9.650 | 9.750 | 9.400 | 28.800 |
| | Belarus | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.250 | 28.050 |
| | Bulgaria | 9.400 | 9.450 | 9.150 | 28.000 |
| 4 | Italy | 8.850 | 9.550 | 9.100 | 27.500 |
| 5 | Spain | 8.950 | 9.350 | 9.100 | 27.400 |
| 6 | Israel | 8.850 | 9.200 | 9.000 | 27.050 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 8.600 | 9.200 | 8.900 | 26.700 |
| 8 | Greece | 8.450 | 9.150 | 8.600 | 26.200 |

#### Group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops

| Rank | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
| | Belarus | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.200 | | 28.000 |
| | Bulgaria | 9.100 | 9.400 | 9.000 | | 27.500 |
| | Italy | 8.750 | 9.400 | 9.050 | | 27.200 |
| 4 | Russia | 8.975 | 9.400 | 8.800 | | 27.175 |
| 5 | Israel | 8.925 | 9.100 | 8.700 | | 26.725 |
| 6 | Greece | 8.550 | 9.100 | 8.650 | | 26.300 |
| 7 | Spain | 8.750 | 8.950 | 8.650 | 0.50 | 25.850 |
| 8 | France | 8.400 | 8.950 | 8.450 | | 25.800 |

### Juniors
#### Team

| Rank | Nation | | | | | Total |
| | Russia | 27.400 | 27.450 | 27.450 | 27.550 | 109.850 |
| | Belarus | 26.700 | 26.750 | 26.450 | 26.650 | 106.550 |
| | Georgia | 26.225 | 26.000 | 26.000 | 26.100 | 104.325 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 25.125 | 26.200 | 26.175 | 25.825 | 103.325 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 25.850 | 26.300 | 24.750 | 26.025 | 102.925 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 25.275 | 25.550 | 25.175 | 25.675 | 101.675 |
| 7 | Israel | 25.100 | 24.875 | 25.375 | 25.650 | 101.000 |
| 8 | Italy | 25.800 | 24.400 | 25.450 | 24.550 | 100.200 |
| 9 | Estonia | 23.700 | 25.425 | 23.650 | 25.750 | 98.525 |
| 10 | Moldova | 23.750 | 25.000 | 24.400 | 24.775 | 97.925 |
| 11 | Germany | 24.900 | 24.175 | 24.250 | 24.400 | 97.725 |
| 12 | Cyprus | 23.250 | 24.500 | 24.700 | 23.650 | 96.100 |
| 13 | Hungary | 23.800 | 23.850 | 24.250 | 24.150 | 96.050 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 24.150 | 23.700 | 24.275 | 23.725 | 95.850 |
| 15 | Spain | 23.100 | 24.475 | 24.450 | 23.800 | 95.825 |
| 16 | France | 23.950 | 23.600 | 24.125 | 24.050 | 95.725 |
| 17 | Greece | 24.050 | 24.050 | 23.575 | 24.000 | 95.675 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 23.600 | 24.950 | 23.675 | 22.750 | 94.975 |
| 19 | Belgium | 23.000 | 24.150 | 23.800 | 23.750 | 94.700 |
| 20 | Finland | 24.650 | 22.650 | 24.550 | 22.600 | 94.450 |
| 21 | Latvia | 23.300 | 23.050 | 23.650 | 24.275 | 94.275 |
| 22 | Poland | 22.400 | 23.650 | 23.900 | 23.925 | 93.875 |
| 23 | Turkey | 23.300 | 23.850 | 23.525 | 23.150 | 93.825 |
| 24 | Romania | 23.150 | 24.450 | 22.600 | 22.850 | 93.050 |
| 25 | Portugal | 23.550 | 22.225 | 22.500 | 23.700 | 92.975 |
| 26 | Austria | 23.550 | 23.300 | 21.600 | 24.050 | 92.500 |
| 27 | Lithuania | 22.800 | 23.350 | 22.950 | 23.375 | 92.475 |
| 28 | Switzerland | 22.450 | 21.575 | 23.375 | 23.400 | 90.800 |
| 29 | Norway | 22.700 | 22.125 | 22.550 | 23.150 | 90.525 |
| 30 | Croatia | 22.750 | 21.350 | 22.725 | 22.600 | 89.425 |
| 31 | Great Britain | 22.550 | 23.625 | 22.400 | 20.500 | 89.075 |
| 32 | Slovakia | 21.100 | 22.375 | 23.000 | 22.250 | 88.725 |
| 33 | Armenia | 22.900 | 19.300 | 21.150 | 22.600 | 85.950 |
| 34 | Sweden | 19.125 | 21.650 | 21.650 | 21.100 | 83.525 |

#### Hoop

| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
| | Diana Borisova | Russia | 8.250 | 9.600 | 9.600 | | 27.450 |
| | Elena Bolotina | Belarus | 8.025 | 9.400 | 9.400 | | 26.825 |
| | Nilufar Niftaliyeva | Azerbaijan | 8.000 | 9.300 | 9.300 | | 26.600 |
| 4 | Gabriela Khvedelidze | Georgia | 7.950 | 9.150 | 9.200 | | 26.300 |
| 5 | Zhenina Trashlieva | Bulgaria | 7.850 | 9.050 | 9.050 | | 25.950 |
| 6 | Eleonora Romanova | Ukraine | 7.450 | 9.200 | 9.300 | | 25.950 |
| 7 | Maria Carmen Crescenzi | Italy | 7.600 | 9.050 | 9.100 | | 25.750 |
| 8 | Ekaterina Levina | Israel | 6.550 | 8.850 | 8.000 | 0.40 | 25.500 |

#### Ball

| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Total |
| | Yana Kudryavtseva | Russia | 8.400 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 27.800 |
| | Katsiaryna Halkina | Belarus | 8.050 | 9.350 | 9.200 | 26.600 |
| | Anastasiia Mulmina | Ukraine | 7.600 | 9.400 | 9.400 | 26.400 |
| 4 | Karina Jerogina | Estonia | 7.925 | 9.100 | 9.200 | 26.225 |
| 5 | Sophio Pharulava | Georgia | 7.800 | 9.200 | 9.200 | 26.200 |
| 6 | Zhenina Trashlieva | Bulgaria | 7.850 | 9.150 | 9.100 | 26.100 |
| 7 | Marina Durunda | Azerbaijan | 7.650 | 9.250 | 9.100 | 26.000 |
| 8 | Nicoleta Dulgheru | Moldova | 7.550 | 9.050 | 9.050 | 25.650 |

#### Clubs

| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
| | Julia Sinitsyna | Russia | 8.150 | 9.700 | 9.600 | | 27.450 |
| | Maria Kadobina | Belarus | 7.750 | 9.450 | 9.275 | | 26.475 |
| | Gabriela Khvedelidze | Georgia | 7.625 | 9.250 | 9.200 | | 26.075 |
| 4 | Radina Filipova | Bulgaria | 7.725 | 9.200 | 9.100 | | 26.025 |
| 5 | Maria Carmen Crescenzi | Italy | 7.650 | 9.100 | 9.100 | | 25.850 |
| 6 | Anastasia Mulmina | Ukraine | 7.300 | 9.100 | 8.900 | | 25.300 |
| 7 | Nilufar Niftaliyeva | Azerbaijan | 7.350 | 9.150 | 8.900 | 0.20 | 25.200 |
| 8 | Alona Koshevatskiy | Israel | 6.950 | 9.000 | 8.600 | | 24.550 |

#### Ribbon

| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Total |
| | Aleksandra Soldatova | Russia | 8.150 | 9.750 | 9.600 | 27.500 |
| | Katsiaryna Halkina | Belarus | 7.950 | 9.425 | 9.400 | 26.775 |
| | Gulsum Shafizada | Azerbaijan | 7.825 | 9.200 | 9.300 | 26.325 |
| 4 | Karina Jerogina | Estonia | 7.700 | 9.100 | 9.150 | 25.950 |
| 5 | Simona Ivanova | Bulgaria | 7.500 | 9.300 | 9.100 | 25.900 |
| 6 | Salome Phajava | Georgia | 7.550 | 9.200 | 9.100 | 25.850 |
| 7 | Alona Koshevatskiy | Israel | 7.425 | 9.200 | 9.050 | 25.675 |
| 8 | Eleonora Romanova | Ukraine | 6.775 | 9.050 | 8.900 | 24.725 |

## Medal count
### Seniors

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Belarus | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

### Juniors

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Belarus | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |