Person in history
Elzhana Taniyeva
Elzhana Taniyeva, Kazakh rhythmic gymnast
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2005 · September 6
- Age this year
- 21No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 21st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Elzhana Taniyeva is a Kazakh retired rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 Asian all-around champion and the 2022 Asian Games all-around and team silver medalist. She won three medals at the 2021 Summer World University Games and four medals at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games. Taniyeva competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the rhythmic individual all-around.
Early life
Early life Taniyeva took up rhythmic gymnastics at age four, following her older sister. [ 1 ] She grew up in Almaty , but at age 10, she moved to Shymkent for her gymnastics training. [ 2 ] ^ "Taniyeva Elzhana - FIG Athlete Profile" . International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 12 June 2022 . ^ "Эльжана Таниева: Юсупова была и остается моим кумиром" [Elzhana Tanieva: Yusupova was and remains my idol]. Prosports.kz (in Russian). 11 November 2019 . Retrieved 12 June 2022 .
Why this date
Elzhana Taniyeva appears on our September 6 calendar for 2005 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2005.
- December 1Perm Oblast
- September 16Camorra
- September 12Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- November 9Venus Express
- November 30John Sentamu
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 2005Ruby Rose TurnerOctober 16
- 2005Oliver BearmanMay 8
- 2005Leonor, Princess of AsturiasOctober 31
- 2005Connor BedardJuly 17
- 2005Linda FruhvirtováMay 1
- 2005Ni-KiDecember 9
- 2005Jack HinshelwoodApril 11
- 2005Oscar HøjlundJanuary 4
Sources
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Questions about Elzhana Taniyeva
When was Elzhana Taniyeva born?
September 6 2005.
How old would Elzhana Taniyeva be today?
21 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on September 6?
Andrés Tello, Elif Doğan, Leylah Fernandez and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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