Ekaterina Vedeneeva

Ekaterina Vedeneeva
Vedeneeva in 2022
Personal information
Full nameEkaterina Olegovna Vedeneeva
Alternative name(s)Jekaterina Vedenejeva
Nickname(s)Katja, Katya
Born (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994
Irkutsk, Russia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Slovenia
(2018–2024)
Former countries represented Russia
ClubTiM
GymGimnastični center Ljubljana
Head coach(es)Elena Drozhanova
Former coach(es)Irina Viner
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Slovenia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 2
European Championships 0 0 1
FIG World Cup series 2 4 5
FIG World Challenge Cup series 0 3 8
Grand Prix 7 3 6
World Games 0 0 1
Total 9 10 23
World Championships
2022 SofiaRibbon
2023 ValenciaRibbon
European Championships
2023 BakuClubs
World Games
2022 BirminghamClubs

Ekaterina Olegovna Vedeneeva (Russian: Екатерина Олеговна Веденеева; Slovene: Jekaterina Olegovna Vedenejeva; born 23 June 1994) is a Russian-born Slovenian retired individual rhythmic gymnast who began competing for Russia, then competed for Slovenia between 2018 and 2024. She now works as a coach in Russia.

She made her debut for Slovenia in August 2018 at the World Cup event in Kazan, Russian Federation. On the national level, she is a four-time (2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) Slovenian National all-around champion. In 2021, she became the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to compete at the Olympics when she competed at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and she competed again at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she qualified for the final. She is the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the European and World Championships, and the first Slovenian gymnast of any discipline to win a medal in the history of The World Games.