Editing Rhythmic gymnastics (section)

=== Ukraine ===
[[File:Anna Bessonova-UKR.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Anna Bessonova]]|alt=Bessonova holds a ribbon]]
Even as part of the USSR, a number of Soviet gymnasts were trained in Ukraine or were of Ukrainian origin, including the first World champion [[Ludmila Savinkova]] as well as [[Liubov Sereda]]. Ukraine has won one gold and four bronze medals at the Olympic Games, and Ukrainian gymnasts representing the USSR and Unified Team won an additional gold and two bronze medals. [[Irina Deriugina]] won two all-around World titles, but she was even more influential as a coach. The school she and her mother, Albina Deriugina, opened, the [[Deriugins School]], has played an important role in the success of rhythmic gymnastics in the country,<ref name=":36" /> training gymnasts like Olympic medalists [[Olexandra Tymoshenko]] and [[Oxana Skaldina]].

After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ukraine continued its success in rhythmic gymnastics, with [[Kateryna Serebrianska]] winning the Olympic gold medal at the [[1996 Atlanta Olympics]] and [[Olena Vitrychenko]] winning bronze. [[Hanna Rizatdinova]] won the bronze medal at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":35" />

[[Anna Bessonova]] is one of the most decorated rhythmic gymnasts of all time and consistently challenged Russian gymnasts for medals during her career;<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2021 |title=Olympic lookback: Athens, 2004 |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3115469 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]]}}</ref> she won two bronze medals at the Olympics (2004 and 2008) and almost 30 medals at the World Championships.<ref name=":35" /> She is also one of few gymnasts to have won gold medals at the World championships as both an individual and group member.<ref name=":36" />