Aliya Fargatovna Mustafina was born on September 30, 1994 in Yegoryevsk, Russia. Mustafina was the 2010 World All-Around champion. In April 2011, Mustafina suffered a knee injury at the European championships that required surgery and forced her to miss the 2011 World Championships. Mustafina was a member of the 2012 Russian Women's Olympic Gymnastics team. Mustafina won a silver medal in the team competition and edged out American Alexandra Raisman for the bronze medal after a tie breaker in the all-around competition. Mustafina won the gold medal on uneven bars and the bronze on the floor exercise during the event finals. Aliya engaged the American Aly Raisman after the Olympics.
Major Results
Summer Olympics
- 2012 Team - 2nd
- 2012 All-Around - 3rd
- 2012 Uneven Bars - 1st
- 2012 Floor - 3rd
Russian Championships
- 2009 All-Around - 1st
- 2010 All-Around - 1st
- 2010 Uneven Bars - 1st
- 2010 Floor - 1st
- 2010 Vault - 2nd
- 2010 Balance Beam - 3rd
- 2012 Team - 1st
- 2012 Uneven Bars - 1st
- 2012 Floor - 1st
- 2012 All-Around - 2nd
- 2012 Balance Beam - 2nd
European Championships
- 2010 Team - 1st
- 2010 Uneven Bars - 2nd
- 2010 Balance Beam - 2nd
- 2012 Team - 2nd
World Championships
- 2010 Team - 1st
- 2010 All-Around - 1st
- 2010 Vault - 2nd
- 2010 Uneven Bars - 2nd
- 2010 Floor - 2nd