Alesia Pokhodina

Alesia Hieorhiyeuna Pokhodina (Belarusian: Алеся Георгіеўна Походiна; born 4 October 1979) is a Belarusian retired rhythmic gymnast. She represented Belarus as part of the national senior group.

Career In 1995 Pokhodina competed at the European Championships in Prague, helping the Belarusian group achieve 4th place overall. In September the group won bronze in the All-Around and with 5 hoops at the World Championships in Vienna, thus earning a spot for the following year's Olympics.

In June 1996 she took part in the World Championships in Budapest, winning bronze in the All-Around and with 3 balls & 2 ribbons as well as gold with 5 hoops. In August of that year she was selected for the Olympic Games in Atlanta along Natalia Boudilo, Svetlana Louzanova, Olga Demskaia, Halina Malashenka and Oxana Jdanovitch. There she was 4th in qualification, advancing to the final round, and finishing 6th in the final.

With these results she was awarded the title of master of sports of Belarus of international class.