Gullu Aghalarzade

Gullu Aghalarzade
Aghalarzade in 2023
Personal information
Born (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003
Azerbaijan
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Azerbaijan
ClubOjaq Sports Club
Head coach(es)Mariana Vasileva
Assistant coach(es)Siyana Vasileva
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
2022 Sofia 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
European Championships
2023 Baku 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
2022 Tel Aviv Group All-Around
2022 Tel Aviv 5 Hoops
2022 Tel Aviv 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
2023 Baku Group All-Around
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021 Konya Group All-Around
2021 Konya 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
2021 Konya 5 Hoops
European Cup
2024 Baku All-around
2024 Baku 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Summer Universiade
2025 Rhine-Rhur Group All-around
2025 Rhine-Rhur 5 Ribbons
2025 Rhine-Rhur 3 Balls + 2 Hoops

Gullu Aghalarzade (Azerbaijani: Güllü Ağalarzadə; born 25 October 2003)[1] is an Azerbaijani group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 World bronze medalist in 3 ribbons + 2 balls. She won three bronze medals at the 2022 European Championships. She represented Azerbaijan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

Aghalarzade competed at the 2017 Junior European Championships, and the group finished ninth in the qualification round of 10 clubs, making them the first reserve for the final.[3]

Aghalarzade became age-eligible for senior competition in 2019. At the 2019 Moscow Grand Prix, the Azerbaijani group placed fifth in the all-around and sixth in both the 5 balls and 3 hoops + 4 clubs finals.[4] Then at the Grand Prix Final in Kyiv, the group finished seventh in the all-around, 5 balls, and 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[5]

Aghalarzade represented Azerbaijan at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games where the Azerbaijani group won the gold medal in the all-around. Then in the event finals, they won gold in 3 ribbons + 2 balls and silver in 5 hoops behind Uzbekistan.[6] She was selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships.[7] The Azerbaijani group finished sixth in the group all-around and qualified for both event finals.[8] The group finished sixth in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs finals.[9]

Aghalarzade and the Azerbaijani group won the 5 hoops gold medal and the all-around silver medal at the 2022 Baku World Cup.[10] At the 2022 Pamplona World Challenge Cup, she won three bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[11] Then at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, the Azerbaijani group won the bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[12]

Aghalarzade competed at the 2022 World Championships alongside Laman Alimuradova, Zeynab Hummatova, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Darya Sorokina. In the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, the group won the bronze medal behind Bulgaria and Italy. This marked the first time an Azerbaijani group won a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.[13]

She represented Azerbaijan at the 2023 European Championships in her hometown, Baku. She and her teammates won bronze medal in Group all-around[14] and gold in 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls final.

She was selected to represent Azerbaijan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris alongside Yelyzaveta Luzan, Zeynab Hummatova, Darya Sorokina, and Laman Alimuradova.[15] They finished 8th in the qualification round for the group all-around[16] and qualified to the group all-around final, ending on 5th place.[17]

On 17-19 July, Sorokina and her teammates (Darya Sorokina, Kamilla Aliyeva, Yelyzaveta Luzan and Laman Alimuradova) won gold medal in the Group all-around at the 2025 Summer Universiade in Essen. In the apparatus finals, they won gold in 5 Ribbons and silver in 3 Balls + 2 Hoops .[18]

References

  1. ^ "Aghalarzada Gullu". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ "AGHALARZADE Gullu". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ "33rd European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Juniors Group Qualification" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Our senior team in group exercises ranks 5th". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Our gymnasts perform in 2 Finals in the International Tournament". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. ^ "5th Islamic Solidarity Games – Rhythmic Gymnastics Groups Results" (PDF). Konya 2021. 13 August 2021. pp. 6–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Our representatives in Japan – this time at the World Championships". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  8. ^ "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27–31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ^ "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27–31 October 2021 Group Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Raffaeli, Farfalle turn Baku World Cup into Italian triumph". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  11. ^ "German gymnasts take three golds at first Rhythmic World Challenge Cup of 2022". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Result Book 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 19 June 2022. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Italian, Bulgarian Groups end Rhythmic Gymnastics Worlds on top". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  14. ^ "2023 Groups All-Around" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
  15. ^ "15 days left for the most important event…". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Group All-Around - Qualification results" (PDF). Olympics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Group All-Around - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  18. ^ "FISU World University Games 2025 Results Book" (PDF). rhineruhr2025.com. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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