About Melitina Staniouta
Melitina Dmitryevna Staniouta (Belarusian: Меліціна Дзмітрыеўна Станюта, Russian: Мелитина Дмитриевна Станюта; born 15 November 1993) is a Belarusian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time (2015, 2013, 2010) World all-around bronze medalist, the 2015 European Games all-around bronze medalist, the 2014 European Championships all-around silver medalist, and 2009 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist. == Personal life == Staniouta is the great-granddaughter of Belarusian actress Stefaniya Staniouta. Staniouta speaks Belarusian, Russian, English and French. In 2020 she expressed criticism of the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko and documented police brutality against Belarusian citizens during peaceful anti-government protests via her Instagram account. She was one of 400 Belarusian athletes to publicly criticize the election results of the 2020 presidential election in Belarus. Due to her political activism, she and her parents lost their jobs and she fled her home in Minsk. In early 2022, she went to Kyiv, where she lived in exile before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She has criticized the invasion on social media. Since 2022, she resides in Rueil-Malmaison, a suburb of Paris, where she coaches rhythmic gymnastics.
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