Anna Bessonova

Anna Bezsonova

Bessonova in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Hanna Volodymyrivna Bessonova
Born	29 July 1984 (aged 41) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Retired	2010
Medal record Rhythmic gymnastics Representing Ukraine 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 Ribbon Gold 2003 Riesa Hoop Gold 2003 Riesa Clubs Silver 2002 Granada Team Silver 2003 Riesa Ball Silver 2004 Kyiv All-around Silver 2004 Kyiv 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 Rope Bronze 2009 Baku Hoop Bronze 2009 Baku Ribbon Bronze 2009 Baku Team European Team Championships Silver 2001 Riesa Team Silver 2003 Moscow Team World Cup Final 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 Grand Prix Final Gold 2003 Innsbruck All-around Gold 2003 Innsbruck Ribbon Gold 2003 Innsbruck Hoop Gold 2004 Deventer Hoop Gold 2004 Deventer Clubs Silver 2002 Innsbruck All-around Silver 2002 Innsbruck Ball Silver 2003 Innsbruck Clubs Silver 2003 Innsbruck Ball Silver 2004 Deventer Ribbon Silver 2005 Berlin All-around Silver 2006 Berlin Ball Bronze 2000 Deventer Hoop Bronze 2002 Innsbruck Clubs Bronze 2002 Innsbruck Hoop Bronze 2004 Deventer All-around Bronze 2004 Deventer Ball Bronze 2005 Berlin 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 Summer Universiade Gold 2003 Daegu Ribbon Gold 2005 İzmir All-around Gold 2005 İzmir Rope Gold 2005 İzmir Ball Gold 2005 İzmir Clubs Gold 2007 Bangkok All-around Gold 2007 Bangkok Rope Gold 2007 Bangkok Hoop Gold 2007 Bangkok Clubs Gold 2007 Bangkok Ribbon Silver 2003 Daegu All-around Silver 2003 Daegu Hoop Silver 2003 Daegu Ball Silver 2003 Daegu Clubs Silver 2009 Belgrade All-around Silver 2009 Belgrade Rope Silver 2009 Belgrade Ball Silver 2009 Belgrade Ribbon Bronze 2005 İzmir Ribbon World Youth Games (juniors) Gold 1998 Moscow Ribbon Silver 1998 Moscow Hoop Silver 1998 Moscow Ball Bronze 1998 Moscow Rope Goodwill Games Gold 2001 Brisbane Clubs Silver 2001 Brisbane All-around Silver 2001 Brisbane Rope Silver 2001 Brisbane Hoop Silver 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 Безсоноваcode: uk is deprecated ; 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.

Anna Bessonova Media

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  Bessonova at the 2001 World Championships

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  Bessonova at the 2011 LG WHISEN Rhythmic All Stars Gala

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  Bessonova at the 2011 LG WHISEN Rhythmic All Stars Gala