Born December 23, 1987) is a Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around bronze medalist, the 2011 European ball and clubs gold medalist and two time (2012, 2011) World Cup Final all-around bronze medalist.​

 

Charkashyna started training in rhythmic gymnastics at a relatively late age, when she was nine years old. She made her junior international debut in 2003. She had a successful 2007 season, winning bronze in ribbon at the Grand Prix Final inInnsbruck, Austria.

 

Charkashyna competed at the2008 Summer Olympics and placed 15th in qualifications. She did not advance to the top 10 finals round.

At the 2010 Grand Prix final in Berlin, Charkashyna won the silver medal in hoop and bronze medal in rope and ribbon final. 2011 marked her breakthrough season. She won the bronze all-around medal at the World Cup in Corbeil-Essonnes, as well as bronze in the all-around, ball and hoop at the2011 World Cup Final in Tashkent. On May 29, at the 2011 European Championships in Minsk, she became the only Belarusian senior gymnast to win two individual gold medals at one European Championship, winning the ball final and the clubs final against reigning World and Olympic champion, Evgenia Kanaeva. Charkashyna also won the bronze medal in the hoop finals.

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