Darja Varfolomeev (; born 4 November 2006) is a German rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 World All-around gold medalist and the 2022 World All-around silver medalist.
Career
Early life
Varfolomeev was born in Barnaul, Russia, to father Dmitry and mother Tatiana. Her grandfather is originally from Germany. She started Rhythmic Gymnastics at a young age thanks to her mother, a former rhythmic gymnast. She moved from Russia to Germany in 2018 to be coached by Olympic Silver Medalist Yulia Raskina.
Junior
At the first Junior World Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Moscow in 2019, she placed 15th in the team event with Margarita Kolosov. She also placed 15th in Clubs Qualifications, which was the only apparatus she competed with.
Senior
She debuted in the senior category in 2022, at World Cup Tashkent, where she won bronze medal in All-around. She took another bronze medal in Hoop final, two silver in Ball and Ribbon finals and placed 4th with Clubs. On May 20-22, she competed at World Challenge Cup Pamplona where she took 4th place in All-around. She also won two gold medals in Ball and Ribbon finals, and took 4th place in Clubs final. Darja continued collecting medals at World Challenge Cup Portimão, where she won silver in All-around behind Israeli Adi Asya Katz. She took three more medals in Finals - two gold with Ball and Clubs, and one silver with Hoop. In June she competed at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, along Kolosov, the senior group and the two juniors Lada Pusch and Anna-Maria Shatokhin, she won two bronze medals in the ball and clubs finals. In late August she took part in the World Cup in Cluj-Napoca, being 6th in the All-Around, 4th with ball and 4th with clubs. Darja was also selected for the World Championships in Sofia along Kolosov and the senior group, there she made history by winning gold in the clubs final, silver in the All-Around, in the team category and with ball as well as bronze with hoop.
In 2023 she showed her clubs routine in the italian clubs championship' first stage, where she competed for Motto Viareggio. After a foot operation in December 2022, Darja competed with only two apparatuses in the Fellnach-Schmiden Tournament, she won gold in both the ball and clubs finals.
Achievements
First German rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual apparatus final at European Championships since 1980, making her the first German rhythmic gymnast to medal in an individual apparatus final at European Championships after the reunification of Germany. First German rhythmic gymnast to win two medals in individual apparatus finals at European Championships. First German rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships since 1977, making her the first German rhythmic gymnast to medal at World Championships after the reunification of Germany. First German rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships since 1975, making her the first German rhythmic gymnast to become a World Champion after the reunification of Germany. First German rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an all-around final at World Championships since 1975, making her the first German rhythmic gymnast to achieve this after the reunification of Germany.
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Competitive highlights
(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)