| Full Name | Maya Gurbanberdieva (Майя Гурбанбердиева) |
| Nation | Russian Federation |
| Birthdate | February 9, 1999 |
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| Status | Active |
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Career Highlights
Two-time World Champion and three-time European Champion in the mixed duet… Has been focusing solely on the mixed duet events since her debut in the senior category… Competed at the 2019 World Championships… Swam in two European Championships (2018, 2021)… Four-time European Junior Champion (2016, 2017) and two-time World Junior Champion (2016) in team and combo… Won gold at the 2015 European Games and silver at the 2017 European Cup with the junior national team.
2024: Ineligible to compete internationally… Swam in competitions organized by the Russian Federation… Won gold in technical mixed duet at the BRICS Games and national championships… Underwent back surgery during the summer before returning at the Federation Cup in December, where she won gold in technical mixed duet.
2023: Ineligible to compete internationally… Swam in competitions organized by the Russian Federation… Won gold in technical mixed duet at the national championships, and served as reserve to both mixed duet routines later in the fall at the Federation Cup.
2022: Ineligible to compete internationally due to bans from sports events following to the nation’s involvement in the invasion of Ukraine and the breach of the Olympic Truce… Swam in competitions organized by the Russian Federation… Won gold in technical mixed duet at the Solidarity Games and the Russian National Championships.
2021: Became European champion in the technical mixed duet… Competed in three FINA World Series legs – Budapest, Kazan, Canada virtual – and the Super Final in Barcelona… Served as reserve to the free mixed duet all season, except for the Super Final, where she swam it and was designated as reserve for tech.
2020: Out for the season after shoulder surgery in December 2019.
2019: Won her first two world titles at the 2019 FINA World Championships in the technical and free mixed duet events…. Also competed extensively through the world series circuit and won every single event (technical and free mixed duets) entered – Kazan, Tokyo, Beijing, Barcelona and the Super Final in Budapest.
2018: Joined the senior ranks and was partnered with Aleksandr Maltsev in the mixed duet… Earned two gold medals at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in the technical and free mixed duet events… Won gold in the free mixed duet at the Hellas Beetles Cup and at the French Open.