Anna Bessonova

Anna Bezsonova

Bessonova in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Hanna Volodymyrivna Bessonova
Born	(1984-07-29) 29 July 1984 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Retired	2010
Medal record Rhythmic gymnastics Representing Ukraine Olympic Games 2004 Athens All-around 2008 Beijing All-around World Championships 2001 Madrid Team 2002 New Orleans 5 ribbons 2003 Budapest Hoop 2003 Budapest Clubs 2007 Patras All-around 2001 Madrid Hoop 2001 Madrid Ball 2003 Budapest All-around 2003 Budapest Ball 2003 Budapest Ribbon 2003 Budapest Team 2005 Baku Team 2005 Baku All-around 2005 Baku Rope 2005 Baku Ball 2005 Baku Clubs 2005 Baku Ribbon 2007 Patras Clubs 2007 Patras Ribbon 2009 Mie Ribbon 1999 Osaka Team 2001 Madrid All-around 2001 Madrid Rope 2007 Patras Hoop 2009 Mie All-around 2009 Mie Rope 2009 Mie Ball European Championships 2003 Riesa Ribbon 2003 Riesa Hoop 2003 Riesa Clubs 2002 Granada Team 2003 Riesa Ball 2004 Kyiv All-around 2004 Kyiv Team 2005 Moscow Ball 2005 Moscow Ribbon 2005 Moscow Team 2007 Baku Hoop 2007 Baku Ribbon 2007 Baku Team 2008 Torino All-around 2009 Baku Ball 2002 Granada All-around 2005 Moscow Rope 2005 Moscow Clubs 2006 Moscow All-around 2007 Baku Clubs 2009 Baku Rope 2009 Baku Hoop 2009 Baku Ribbon 2009 Baku Team European Team Championships 2001 Riesa Team 2003 Moscow Team World Cup Final 2002 Stuttgart Rope 2002 Stuttgart Hoop 2002 Stuttgart Clubs 2002 Stuttgart Ball 2008 Benidorm Hoop 2008 Benidorm Clubs 2008 Benidorm Ribbon 2006 Mie Rope 2006 Mie Ball 2006 Mie Ribbon Grand Prix Final 2003 Innsbruck All-around 2003 Innsbruck Ribbon 2003 Innsbruck Hoop 2004 Deventer Hoop 2004 Deventer Clubs 2002 Innsbruck All-around 2002 Innsbruck Ball 2003 Innsbruck Clubs 2003 Innsbruck Ball 2004 Deventer Ribbon 2005 Berlin All-around 2006 Berlin Ball 2000 Deventer Hoop 2002 Innsbruck Clubs 2002 Innsbruck Hoop 2004 Deventer All-around 2004 Deventer Ball 2005 Berlin Ribbon World Games 2005 Duisburg Rope 2005 Duisburg Ball 2009 Kaohsiung Rope 2009 Kaohsiung Ball 2009 Kaohsiung Ribbon 2005 Duisburg Ribbon Summer Universiade 2003 Daegu Ribbon 2005 İzmir All-around 2005 İzmir Rope 2005 İzmir Ball 2005 İzmir Clubs 2007 Bangkok All-around 2007 Bangkok Rope 2007 Bangkok Hoop 2007 Bangkok Clubs 2007 Bangkok Ribbon 2003 Daegu All-around 2003 Daegu Hoop 2003 Daegu Ball 2003 Daegu Clubs 2009 Belgrade All-around 2009 Belgrade Rope 2009 Belgrade Ball 2009 Belgrade Ribbon 2005 İzmir Ribbon World Youth Games (juniors) 1998 Moscow Ribbon 1998 Moscow Hoop 1998 Moscow Ball 1998 Moscow Rope Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane Clubs 2001 Brisbane All-around 2001 Brisbane Rope 2001 Brisbane Hoop 2001 Brisbane Ball Event 1st 2nd 3rd Grand Prix 47 51 53 World Cup Series 28 32 19 Olympic Games 0 0 2 World Championships 5 15 7 European Championships 3 12 9 European Team Championships 0 2 0 World Cup Final 3 4 3 Grand Prix Final 5 7 6 World Games 1 4 1 Universiade 10 8 1

Anna Bessonova (Ukrainian: Ганна Володимирівна Безсонова; born 29 July 1984) is a Ukrainian 2 time Olympic Bronze medalist rhythmic gymnast. She was born in Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the daughter of Vladimir Bessonov and Viktoria Serkyh-Bessonova.

Career

She began training for rhythmic gymnastics at the age of three. She has won a gold medal in the 2007 Patras Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. She takes interest to modeling and may pursue a career in it. She is coached by Irina Deriugina and Albina Deriugina at Deriugin's School of Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Personal life

Bessonova's father is an Dynamo Kyiv football player. Her mother used to be a rhythmic gymnast. Bessonova learned gymnastics from her mother.

After Bessonova retired, she moved to the United States and started coaching girls in Florida.

Other websites

• Anna Bessonova at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Anna Bessonova at Olympics.com
• Anna Bessonova at Olympedia
• Anna Bessonova at the International World Games Association