Photo: Полномочное представительство Республики Татарстан в Российской Федерации / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kabaeva's competitive record is almost absurd: two Olympic medals, fourteen World Championship medals, and twenty-one European ones, the haul of a generational athlete. Watching her old routines, the suppleness and precision still astonish me; she made the human body look impossibly elastic yet perfectly controlled. Her post-sport life as model, politician, and media executive is far more contested, and I won't pretend that part is uncomplicated. But the gymnastics were undeniably real, the product of ferocious discipline and nerve under pressure. As a pure competitor, she stands among the very best her sport has produced.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alina Kabaeva
- Name (Japanese)
- アリーナ・カバエワ
- Reading
- ありーな・かばえわ
- Born
- May 12, 1983 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Tashkent, Tashkent Khanate
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 166 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / model / rhythmic gymnast / film actor / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Russian State University of Tourism and Services Studies
Awards & achievements
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Order of Friendship
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Alina Kabaeva born?
Born May 12, 1983 (age 43).
Where is Alina Kabaeva from?
Alina Kabaeva is from Tashkent, Tashkent Khanate.
What does Alina Kabaeva do?
Alina Kabaeva works as politician, model, rhythmic gymnast, film actor, athlete.
How tall is Alina Kabaeva?
Alina Kabaeva is 166 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.