Maria Smirnova (born 13 October 1995) is a retired Russian-born artistic gymnast who competed internationally for Azerbaijan.

[3] At the 2013 Russian Championships, Smirnova competed for the Volga Federal District, and they won the team bronze medal, and she finished fifteenth in the all-around final.

[9] At the 2016 Baku World Cup, Smirnova finished sixth in the vault event final.

[10] She then competed at the European Championships with Yulia Inshina and Marina Nekrasova, and they finished twentieth in the qualification round.

[13] Smirnova competed at the 2018 European Championships with Yulia Inshina and Marina Nekrasova, but she injured her knee during the qualification round on the uneven bars and withdrew from the rest of the competition.