Anna Bessonova
- January 5, 2024
- Gymnast
Quick Facts
Anna Bessonova Biography
| Name | Anna Bessonova |
| Birthday | Jul 29 |
| Birth Year | 1984 |
| Place Of Birth | Kyiv |
| Birth Country | Ukraine |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Viktoria Serkyh |
| Siblings | Oleksandr Bessonov |
Anna Bessonova is one of the most popular and richest Gymnast who was born on July 29, 1984 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast who took home the bronze medal in both of the Summer Olympics in the All-around competition.
She won the gymnastics gold medal in the Olympic Games of 2008. Olympics however she did not manage to keep pace with silver medalist Nastia Liukin.
In 2001, Bessonova was the youngest in the Ukrainian team during the 2001 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, yet she made such a good impression that the RG specialists wrote her name immediately as a future top gymnast. In the 2001 World Championships, Alina Kabaeva and her teammate Irina Tchachina who originally won gold and silver medal in all-around respectively tested positive to a banned diuretic (furosemide) and were stripped of their medals. Ukraine’s Tamara Yerofeeva who originally won bronze was awarded the gold with Bulgaria’s Simona Peycheva from 4th to taking the silver and Bessonova from 5th was awarded the bronze medal.
In 2002, Bessonova tested positive for norephedrine, a banned stimulant in March during a competition in France and was banned for two months. Bessonova briefly competed as member of the Ukrainian Group. She and the Ukrainian Group won the gold medal in five Ribbons in New Orleans. She dominated the 2002 World Cup Final in Stuttgart in November, by winning the first place on the hoop, the rope and the clubs. After that Bessonova (aged 18) became a leader of the Ukrainian national team.
Her mother is World Champion gymnast Viktoria Bessonova.
Anna Bessonova Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Gymnast |
| House | Living in own house. |
Anna Bessonova is one of the richest Gymnast from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anna Bessonova 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She began gymnastics training at the age of five and made her debut World Championship appearance 12 years after that.
She took home her first All-Around World Championship in 2007.
Anna Bessonova (Ukrainian: Ганна Володимирівна Безсонова/Ganna Volodymyrivna Bessonova ; Russian: Анна Владимировна Бессонова/Anna Vladimirovna Bessonova , born 29 July 1984) is a Ukrainian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is one of the most decorated rhythmic gymnast of her generation. She is a two- time Olympic bronze medalist (2004 and 2008); a five-time medalist in the all- around competition of the World Championships: gold in 2007, silver in 2003 and 2005, bronze in 2001 and 2009; a four-time medalist in the all-around competition of the European Championships: silver in 2004 and 2008, bronze in 2002 and 2006; and a four-time medalist in the all-around competition of the Grand Prix Final: gold in 2003, silver in 2002 and 2005, bronze in 2004.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight | 49 kg |
Anna Bessonova height 5 ft 9 in Anna weight 49 kg & body measurements will update soon.
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In 2008, Bessonova 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 behind Russian star Evgenia Kanaeva. At the 2008 World Cup events, Bessonova accumulated 15 medals. The year culminated in her all-around bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with Kanaeva winning the gold medal and Belarus’ Inna Zhukova taking the silver medal.
Facts & Trivia
Anna Ranked on the list of most popular Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Anna Bessonova celebrates birthday on July 29 of every year.
After completing her career in professional sports, Bessonova appeared in Ukrainian television projects. During the UEFA Euro 2012, she was a TV presenter, a commentator and a special correspondent in a Ukrainian sports TV channel. Back in 2009 Bessonova took part in «Dancing for You» TV show, becoming the winner (partnered with Olexander Leshchenko). After some time, she was a chief editor of Ukrainian edition of Pink magazine. Bessonova is also known as an active promoter of sports and healthy lifestyle among young people in Ukraine. She participated in numerous charity projects.