{{short description|Russian rhythmic gymnast}} {{family name hatnote|Yuryevna|Tolkacheva|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Infobox gymnast | name= Maria Tolkacheva | image= Maria Tolkacheva.jpg | image_size= 200px | caption= Tolkacheva in 2016 | fullname= Maria Yuryevna Tolkacheva | altname= | nickname= Masha | country= {{RUS}} & {{flagIOC|ROC|2020 Summer}} | regions= | formercountry= | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1997|8|8|df=y}} | birth_place= [[Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast]], [[Russia]] | hometown= | residence= | death_date= | death_place= | height= 176cm | discipline= RG | natlteam= 2013-2021 | club= | gym= Novogorsk | collegeteam= | headcoach= [[Irina Viner]] | assistcoach= [[Anna Shumilova]] | formercoach= | choreographer= | music= | eponymousskills= | retired= | worldranking= | updated= | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] --> {{Medal|Sport | [[Rhythmic Gymnastics|Group Rhythmic Gymnastics]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[International Federation of Gymnastics|International gymnastics competitions]]}} {{MedalCount |[[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]| 1|0|0 |[[World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]|11|4|1 |[[European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]|5|1|1 |[[European Games]]|3|0|1 |'''Total'''|'''22'''|'''5'''|'''3''' }} {{MedalCountry| [[Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation|RGF]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold |[[2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2021 Kitakyushu]]|Team}} {{MedalGold |[[2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2021 Kitakyushu]]|Group All-around}} {{MedalGold | [[2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2021 Kitakyushu]]| 5 Balls}} {{MedalSilver | [[2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2021 Kitakyushu]]| 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs}} {{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] {{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic group all-around|Group All-around]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2014 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2014 İzmir]] | 2 Ribbon + 3 Balls}} {{MedalGold | [[2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2015 Stuttgart]] | Group All-around}} {{MedalGold | [[2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2015 Stuttgart]] | 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops}} {{MedalGold | [[2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2017 Pesaro]] | Group All-around}} {{MedalGold | [[2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2017 Pesaro]] | 3 Balls + 2 Ropes}} {{MedalGold | [[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2018 Sofia]] | Group All-around}} {{MedalGold | [[2019 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2019 Baku]] | Group All-around}} {{MedalGold | [[2019 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2019 Baku]] | 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs}} {{MedalSilver | [[2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2015 Stuttgart]] | 5 Ribbons}} {{MedalSilver | [[2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2017 Pesaro]] | 5 Hoops}} {{MedalSilver | [[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2018 Sofia]] | 3 Balls + 2 Ropes}} {{MedalBronze | [[2019 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2019 Baku]] | 5 Balls}} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2015 European Games|2015 Baku]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2015 European Games|Group All-Around]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2015 European Games|2015 Baku]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2015 European Games|5 Ribbons]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2019 European Games|2019 Minsk]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games|5 Balls]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[2019 European Games|2019 Minsk]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games|Group All-around]]}} {{MedalCompetition| [[Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2014 Baku]] | Group All-around}} {{MedalGold | [[2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2014 Baku]] | 2 Ribbon + 3 Balls}} {{MedalGold | [[2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2016 Holon]] | Group All-around}} {{MedalGold | [[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2018 Guadalajara]] | Team}} {{MedalGold | [[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2018 Guadalajara]] | Group All-around}} {{MedalSilver | [[2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2014 Baku]] | 10 Clubs}} {{MedalBronze | [[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2018 Guadalajara]] | 5 Hoops}} }}
'''Maria Yuryevna Tolkacheva''' ({{langx|ru|Мария Юрьевна Толкачёва}}, {{IPA|ru|mɐˈrʲijə təlkɐˈtɕɵvə|IPA}}; born {{birth date|1997|8|8|df=yes}}) is a Russian group [[rhythmic gymnast]]. She is the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]] Group all-around champion, a four-time (2015, 2017-2019) [[World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|World]] Group all-around champion, the [[2015 European Games]] Group all-around champion and three-time [[Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|European Championships]] (2014, 2016, 2018) Group all-around gold medalist.
== Career == Tolkacheva became an official member of the Russian national group in the 2014 season, she was member of the Russian group that won group all-around gold at the [[2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2014 European Championships]] in [[Baku]], Azerbaijan and at the [[2014 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2014 World Championships]] in [[İzmir]].
In 2015, Tolkacheva and the Russian group competed at the inaugural [[2015 European Games]], taking gold in group all-around and 5 ribbons.<ref>{{cite web|title=I. EUROPEAN GAMES 2015 - RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS|url=http://www.gymmedia.com/Rhythmic-Gymnastics/I-EUROPEAN-GAMES-2015-RHYTHMIC-GYMNASTICS|publisher=Gymmedia|access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> They ended their season by winning gold in Group all-around at the [[2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2015 World Championships]] in [[Stuttgart]], Germany, as well as gold in 6 Clubs/2 Hoops and silver in 5 Ribbons.
In 2016, Tolkacheva and the Russian group won group gold at the [[2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2016 European Championships]] in [[Holon]], Israel. On August 19–21, Tolkacheva was member of the golden winning Russian group (together with [[Anastasia Maksimova]], [[Anastasiia Tatareva]], [[Anastasia Bliznyuk]], [[Vera Biryukova]]) that won gold at the [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic group all-around|2016 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold|date=21 August 2016 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-rgymnastics-w-team-idUSKCN10W0MP|work=Reuters|access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref>
In 2018, Maria began her season at the [[Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Series|2018 Grand Prix Moscow]]: they won gold in group all-around, 3 balls + 2 ropes and silver medal in 5 hoops. She suffered an injury but she came back at the [[Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Series|2018 Grand Prix Holon]] winning gold in all-around and with balls and ropes. They competed at the [[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2018 European Championships]] in [[Guadalajara]], Spain winning gold in the all-around competition and bronze with 5 hoops.
From October 29 to 31, she competed at the [[2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships]] in [[Kitakyushu]], Japan, together with the team formed by [[Alisa Tishchenko]], [[Anastasia Bliznyuk]], [[Polina Orlova]] and [[Angelina Shkatova]] and won gold in the team competition for the fifth time in a row, ahead of Italy and Belarus. They also won team gold (along with individuals, Dina and Arina Averina), gold in the 5-ball final, and silver (behind Italy) in the mixed final.<ref>{{cite web |title=38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=31 January 2022 |date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=19 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219131555/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Team All-Around Competition |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000130000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 |website=Longines Timing |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=31 January 2022 |date=28 October 2021}}</ref>
Since 2025, she has been working as a coach of Russian national group.
== Detailed Olympic results == {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Year ! Competition Description ! Location ! Music ! Apparatus ! Rank ! Score-Final ! Rank ! Score-Qualifying |- | rowspan="3" | 2016 | rowspan="3" | Olympics | rowspan="3" | [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic group all-around|Rio de Janeiro]] | | All-around | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 36.233 | 2nd | 35.516 |- | ''L'adoration De La Terre'', ''Le Sacrifice - Danse Sacrale'', ''Time, Forward!'' <br> [[Igor Stravinsky]], Moscow New Choir, Elena Rastvora, Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & [[Alexander Vedernikov]] | 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops | 1st | 18.633 | 6th | 17.233 |- | ''[[Samba do Brasil]]'', ''[[Those Were the Days (Johnny Mathis album)|Those Were The Days]]''<br> by [[Bellini (German group)|Bellini]], Gruppa Na-Na | 5 Ribbons | 3rd | 17.600 | 1st | 18.283 |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{FIG|bio=41178|lic=28601|name=Maria Tolkacheva}} * {{Olympics.com|maria-tolkacheva|Maria Tolkacheva|org_archive=20191022222008}} * {{Olympedia|131596|Mariya Tolkachova}}
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