Diana Baieva
Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
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Diana Artemivna Baieva (Ukrainian: Діана Артемівна Баєва; born 9 August 2004) is a Ukrainian group rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in 3 ribbons and 2 balls. She won two gold medals, a silver medal, and a bronze medal at the 2020 European Championships. She also won a silver medal at the 2023 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2024 European Championships. She represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the group all-around.
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Ukraine| Diana Baieva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Diana Artemivna Baieva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 2004 Makiivka, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Training location | Kyiv, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Deriugina School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Irina Deriugina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach | Albina Deriugina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Career
Baieva competed with the junior Ukrainian group that finished 16th in the all-around at the 2019 Junior World Championships.[4]
2020–21
Baieva joined the senior national group in 2020 and competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv.[5] The senior group won a team gold medal alongside the junior individuals. In the group finals, Ukraine won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Israel and Azerbaijan.[6] They then won gold in the 5 balls final and silver behind Turkey in 3 hoops and 4 clubs.[7]
Baieva competed with the Ukrainian group at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan.[8] They finished eighth in the group all-around and qualified for the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final,[9] where they finished seventh.[10] Additionally, they finished fourth in the combined team rankings alongside the individual gymnasts.[11]
2022–23
Baieva and the Ukrainian group finished tenth in the all-around and sixth in the 5 hoops final at the 2022 European Championships.[12][13] Then at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, they finished 12th in the group all-around.[14]
In February 2023, Baieva competed with the Ukrainian group at the Tartu Grand Prix where they swept the gold medals.[15] They won a bronze medal in 5 hoops at the Baku World Cup.[16] Then at the 2023 European Championships, the Ukrainian group won a silver medal in the team event alongside the individual gymnasts.[17] Baieva and the Ukrainian group finished fourth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals.[18] They finished sixth in 5 hoops and fourth in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[19][20] At the 2023 World Championships, the Ukrainian group finished fifth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals.[21] They finished seventh in the 5 hoops final,[22] and they won the bronze medal in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[23]
2024
Baieva competed with the Ukrainian group at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest. The group finished sixth in the all-around and fifth in the 5 hoops final. They then won the bronze medal in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final. Then in July, the group won two bronze medals at the 2024 Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup, in the all-around and 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[24]
Baieva represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Alina Melnyk, Mariia Vysochanska, Valeriia Peremeta, and Kira Shyrykina. The group qualified for the all-around final in third place, including having the highest score in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[25] Then in the all-around final, the group sat in second place after the 5 hoops, but after several major mistakes in 3 ribbons and 2 balls, the group dropped to seventh place.[26] Baieva noted after the competition that the group "couldn't cope with the stress" of being in medal position.[27]
2025
She was part of the group that competed at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, and finished 8th in group all-around. Together with Polina Karika and Taisiia Onofriichuk they won silver medal in team competition. They won another silver in 3 Balls + 2 Hoops final. [28]
In late August, Diana was selected to represent Ukraine alongside Yelyzaveta Azza, Valeriia Peremeta, Kira Shyrykina, Nadiia Yurina and Oleksandra Yushchak at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[29] They took 9th place in group all-around and won bronze medal in team competition together with Polina Karika and Taisiia Onofriichuk.[30] They won a gold medal in 3 balls + 2 hoops final, second-ever gold medal in the group event for Ukraine and the first since the 2002 World Championships.[31][32]
2026
In 2026 Baieva and her teammates Oleksandra Yushchak, Valeriia Peremeta, Yelyzaveta Azza, Kira Shyrykina and Polina Horodnycha competed at Tartu Grand Prix, winning gold medal in group all-around and 5 balls and bronze medal in 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.[33] In March, they were 7th in all-around and 6th in 5 Balls final at Sofia World Cup. In April, they competed at Baku World Cup, and took 13th place in all-around.[34]In early May, the group competed at European Cup in Baku, and won bronze medal in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs. They took 5th place in 5 Balls.
