Anna Bessonova

Anna Bessonova
Bessonova at World Cup Finals in Benidorm 2008
Personal information
Full name	Hanna Volodymyrivna Bessonova
Nickname(s)	Anya, Bess
Country represented	Ukraine
Born	July 29, 1984 (1984-07-29) Kiev
Hometown	Kiev
Height	174 centimetres (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	49 kilograms (110 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Club	Deriugins School
Head coach(es)	Albina Deriugina
Assistant coach(es)	Irina Deriugina
Choreographer	Irina Grischenko
Medal record Olympic Games Bronze 2004 Athens All-around Bronze 2008 Beijing All-around World Championships Gold 2001 Madrid Team Gold 2002 New Orleans 5 ribbons Gold 2003 Budapest Hoop Gold 2003 Budapest Clubs Gold 2007 Patras All-around Silver 2001 Madrid Hoop Silver 2001 Madrid Ball Silver 2003 Budapest All-around Silver 2003 Budapest Ball Silver 2003 Budapest Ribbon Silver 2003 Budapest Team Silver 2005 Baku Team Silver 2005 Baku All-around Silver 2005 Baku Rope Silver 2005 Baku Ball Silver 2005 Baku Clubs Silver 2005 Baku Ribbon Silver 2007 Patras Clubs Silver 2007 Patras Ribbon Silver 2009 Mie Ribbon Bronze 1999 Osaka Team Bronze 2001 Madrid All-around Bronze 2001 Madrid Rope Bronze 2007 Patras Hoop Bronze 2009 Mie All-around Bronze 2009 Mie Rope Bronze 2009 Mie Ball European Championships Gold 2003 Riesa Hoop Gold 2003 Riesa Clubs Gold 2003 Riesa Ribbon Silver 2002 Granada Team Silver 2003 Riesa Ball Silver 2004 Kiev All-around Silver 2004 Kiev Team Silver 2005 Moscow Ball Silver 2005 Moscow Ribbon Silver 2005 Moscow Team Silver 2007 Baku Hoop Silver 2007 Baku Ribbon Silver 2007 Baku Team Silver 2008 Torino All-around Silver 2009 Baku Ball Bronze 2002 Granada All-around Bronze 2005 Moscow Rope Bronze 2005 Moscow Clubs Bronze 2006 Moscow All-around Bronze 2007 Baku Clubs Bronze 2009 Baku Team Bronze 2009 Baku Rope Bronze 2009 Baku Hoop Bronze 2009 Baku Ribbon World Games Gold 2005 Duisburg Rope Silver 2005 Duisburg Ball Silver 2009 Kaohsiung Rope Silver 2009 Kaohsiung Ball Silver 2009 Kaohsiung Ribbon Bronze 2005 Duisburg Ribbon World Cup Gold 2002 Stuttgart Rope Gold 2002 Stuttgart Hoop Gold 2002 Stuttgart Clubs Silver 2002 Stuttgart Ball Silver 2008 Benidorm Hoop Silver 2008 Benidorm Clubs Silver 2008 Benidorm Ribbon Bronze 2006 Mie Rope Bronze 2006 Mie Ball Bronze 2006 Mie Ribbon Universiade Gold 2003 Daegu Ribbon Gold 2005 Izmir All-around Gold 2005 Izmir Rope Gold 2005 Izmir Ball Gold 2005 Izmir Clubs Gold 2007 Bangkok All-around Gold 2007 Bangkok Rope Gold 2007 Bangkok Hoop Gold 2007 Bangkok Clubs Gold 2007 Bangkok Ribbon Gold 2003 Daegu All-around Gold 2003 Daegu Hoop Gold 2003 Daegu Ball Gold 2003 Daegu Clubs Gold 2009 Belgrade All-around Gold 2009 Belgrade Rope Gold 2009 Belgrade Ball Gold 2009 Belgrade Ribbon Bronze 2005 Izmir Ribbon

Anna Bessonova (Ukrainian: Ганна Володимирівна Безсонова/Hanna Volodymyrivna Bessonova; Russian: Анна Владимировна Бессонова/Anna Vladimirovna Bessonova) (born July 29, 1984) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast who was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Her father is the Dynamo Kiev football player Vladimir Bessonov and her mother, Viktoria, was a two time world champion group rhythmic gymnast.

Biography

Bessonova began rhythmic gymnastics at age 5. Her mother would have rather seen her daughter on the ballet stage, however, Bessonova decided on rhythmic gymnastics. She is coached by the mother/daughter combination of Albina and Irina Deriugina at the Deriugins School in Kiev.

Since 2003, when Bessonova was 19, she became a leader of the Ukrainian National Team. During ten years Anna Bessonova entered the top gymnasts list.

In 2003 Bessonova became twice World Champion - she won the Hoop Event Final (Anna performed her hoop routine by music from ballet Swan Lake, this routine is still one of her best) as well as the Clubs Final. In the Budapest World Championships Anna Bessonova was very close to the All Around title, but a drop during the ball routine made her Silver medalist.

Moreover, in 2003, Anna became triple European Champion - in Hoop, Clubs and Ribbon Event Finals.

She won the bronze individual all around medals at the 2008 Beijing and 2004 Athens Olympics. (with a total score of 106.700: Ribbon 26.725, Clubs 26.950, Ball 26.525, Hoop 26.500).

In 2005 Anna Bessonova became a 6-times Silver Medalist during 2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships - in All Around, Rope, Ball, Clubs and Ribbon Finals.

In 2007, Bessonova became world champion at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Patras winning the all-around gold medal. This was long-awaited by the RG community after her second places at the previous 2003 and 2005 Championships.

In 2008, Bessonova also won all around golds at the LA Lights, Deriugina Cup (Kiev World Cup) and Miss Valentine Competitions as well as the all around silver at the European Championships in Torino. At 2008 World Cup events, Anna accumulated 15 medals. The year culminated in her all around bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics.

In 2009, Anna placed first in the All-Around at the Kiev World Cup and Deriugina Cup events, and also won bronze in both the World and European Championships.

She is 1.74m (5'9") and weighs 49 kg (108 lbs).

External links

Anna Bessonova Official Web Site

• Anna Bessonova at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique