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Nastassia Marachkouskaya

Belarusian gymnast

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ6520647 ↗
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Nastassia Iharauna Marachkouskaya (Belarusian: Настасься Ігараўна Марачкоўская; Łacinka: Nastassia Maračkoŭskaja; born 19 September 1990) is a Belarusian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and was a reserve for the vault final at both. She is a two-time European Championships vault finalist.

Gymnastics career

Marachkouskaya competed at her first World Championships in 2006 and finished 82nd in the all-around qualifications, and the Belarusian team placed 24th. She advanced into the all-around final at the 2007 European Championships but withdrew midway through the final. She then finished 45th in the all-around qualifications at the 2007 World Championships. As one of the top nine athletes from a country that had not qualified through team placement, she earned a berth to the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Marachkouskaya advanced to the vault final at the 2008 European Championships and finished sixth. She then represented Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished ninth in the vault qualifications, making her the first reserve for the vault final. Additionally, she placed 48th in the all-around qualifications.

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