2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships

The 2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, the 31st edition, took place from 1 to 3 May 2015 in Minsk, Belarus at the Minsk-Arena.^[1] It was the second time Minsk hosted the European Championships.^[2]

VenueMinsk-Arena

Location Minsk, Belarus

Start date1 May 2015

End date3 May 2015

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2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
Venue	Minsk-Arena
Location	Minsk, Belarus
Start date	1 May 2015
End date	3 May 2015
Nations	38 members of the European Union of Gymnastics
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This edition of the competition featured only junior groups and senior individuals. Although an individual's all-around score (top three apparatus scores) were used to determine the qualifiers for the 2016 European Championships, there was no all-around competition or final at the event itself.^[3] The qualification round also acted as the team competition. More than 80 senior gymnasts and 150 junior gymnasts in 26 groups from a record 38 countries competed.^[2]

The host nation Belarus won the most medals overall, with nine, while Russian gymnasts won eight medals total and all but one of the seven titles.^[3]

In the individual competition, European and World champion Yana Kudryavtseva won three of the four apparatus titles. She did not compete with the last apparatus, hoop, and that title was won instead by Margarita Mamun. Belarusian Melitina Staniouta was the only gymnast to medal in every apparatus final, winning silver with hoop and ribbon and bronze with ball and clubs. Russia won the team event, followed by Belarus and Ukraine.^[4][5]

In the junior group competition, the Russian group won the all-around, followed by Belarus and Israel. In the 5 balls final, the Belarusian group rose to win gold, the only gold medal won by non-Russian gymnasts, while Russia won silver and Bulgaria bronze.^[3]