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Danil Mussabayev

Danil Mussabayev
Данил Мусабаев
Alternative name(s)Danil Musabaev
Born (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26)
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Gymnastics career
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Country represented Kazakhstan
ClubKaraganda Specialised Youth Sports School of Gymnastics
Head coach(es)Sergey Vertyankin

Danil Mussabayev (Russian: Данил Мусабаев; born 13 September 1998)[1] is a Kazakhstani trampoline gymnast. He is the 2022 Asian Games individual silver medalist.

Early life

Mussabayev was born on 13 September 1998 in Karaganda.[2] His mother is Russian, and his father is Kazakh.[3] He began trampoline gymnastics when he was four years old.[4]

Career

Mussabayev began competing in senior competitions in 2015.[3] He placed 33rd at the Volladolid World Cup and 38th at the Mouilleron Le Captif World Cup.[5][6] He then placed 110th at the 2015 World Championships.[7]

Mussabayev won a bronze medal in synchronized trampoline with Pirmammad Aliyev at the 2016 Arosa World Cup.[8] Mussabayev and Aliyev won their first World Cup gold medal at the 2017 Baku World Cup.[9] As an individual, Mussabayev finished 13th in the individual semifinal at the 2017 World Championships.[10] Mussabayev and Aliyev won a bronze medal at the 2018 Brescia World Cup and at the 2019 Minsk World Cup.[11][12] They placed fourth at both the 2019 Baku and Khabarovsk World Cups.[13][14] They qualified for the synchro final at the 2019 World Championships and finished eighth.[15]

Despite qualifying for the final in last place, Mussabayev and Aliyev won a bronze medal at the 2020 Baku World Cup.[16] Mussabayev won a silver medal in synchro with Roman Barkov at the 2021 Brescia World Cup.[17] He did not qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games.[3] He competed at the 2021 World Championships and placed 56th in the individual qualification round.[18]

Mussabayev won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 2022 Baku World Cup behind Belarusians Ivan Litvinovich and Andrei Builou.[19] He then placed fifth at the Rimini World Cup.[20] Then at the 2022 World Championships, Mussabayev and Aliyev qualified for the synchro final and finished sixth.[21]

At the 2023 Baku World Cup, Mussabayev won the gold medals in the individual event and with his synchro partner Pirmammad Aliyev.[22] At the Santarem World Cup, he qualified for the individual final and placed seventh.[23] Mussabayev and Aliyev finished fourth in the synchro final at the Palm Beach World Cup.[24] He won a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games, held in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, behind China's Yan Langyu.[25] This marked the first time Kazakhstan won an Asian Games medal in trampoline gymnastics.[1] At the 2023 World Championships, he finished 21st in the individual qualification round.[26]

Mussabayev won a silver medal with Pirmammad Aliyev at the 2024 Baku World Cup,[27] and they placed fifth at the Cottbus World Cup.[28] He qualified to represent Kazakhstan at the 2024 Summer Olympics through his results on the 2023–24 World Cup series.[3][29]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mussabayev Danil". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Olympic Games: Meet athletes representing Kazakhstan in trampoline gymnastics and track cycling". Kazinform. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Прыжок к славе: как Данил Мусабаев сборную Казахстана по батутной гимнастике на ОИ вывел" [Leap to glory: how Danil Musabaev brought the Kazakhstan trampoline gymnastics team to the Olympic Games]. Ulyssport (in Russian). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Карагандинец возглавил мировой рейтинг по батутной гимнастике" [Karaganda resident tops the world ranking in trampoline gymnastics]. Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (in Russian). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "2015 Spain World Cup Preliminaries" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 11 September 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Mouilleron Le Captif FIG TRA World Cup Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "31st FIG World Championships Trampoline, Tumbling & Double Mini-Trampoline in Odense (DEN) Senior Men's Individual Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Trampoline stars MacLennan and Ushakov use Arosa as a springboard to Rio". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ "New heights for Russia, Azerbaijan at Trampoline World Cup in Baku". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ "32nd Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Sofia (Bulgaria) Men's Trampoline Semi-final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Dong Dong at the double as Irina Kundius claims gold in Brescia". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Melnik, Zhu and home pairs pick up Minsk golds". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  13. ^ "FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup AGF Trophy Trampoline and Tumbling Gymnastics Final TRA – Men's Synchronized" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 17 February 2019. p. 72. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup Russia, Khabarovsk 2019 Synchronised trampoline — Men — Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  15. ^ "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (Japan), 28 November – 1 December 2019 Men's Synchronised Trampoline Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  16. ^ "World champions, rising stars sizzle at Baku Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Mori and Morante land on top at Brescia Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  18. ^ "35th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 18–21 November 2021 Men's Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Belarus best at Baku Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  20. ^ "FIG World Cup 4th Aere Trampoline – Men Trampoline Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  21. ^ "36th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 16–19 November 2022 Men's Synchronised Trampoline Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  22. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (19 February 2023). "Mussabayev and Gomes star at FIG Trampoline World Cup in Baku". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  23. ^ "FIG Trampoline World Cup – Santarem 2023 Individual trampoline — Senior Male —Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  24. ^ "2023 FIG World Cup – Palm Beach – Final1 Event Results – Synchro Trampoline" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 5 August 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Kazakhstan clinches gymnastics silver at 19th Asian Games". Kazinform. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  26. ^ "37th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Birmingham (GBR), 09-12 November 2023 Men's Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Baku brilliance: China shines at first Trampoline World Cup of 2024". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  28. ^ "FIG World Cup Cottbus 2024 Synchronised trampoline —Men —Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Карагандинец Данил Мусабаев завоевал олимпийскую лицензию" [Karaganda resident Danil Musabaev won an Olympic license]. Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (in Russian). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.