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| SIVKOVA Anna |
| NOC |
Russia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
12 Apr 1982
in Moscow, URS
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| Height | 1.72 m |
| Weight | 59 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish |
| Higher education |
Sport Management - Moscow State Academy of Physical Education: Russia |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 1993 at age 10 in Moscow, Russian Federation. |
| Why this sport? |
Her mother's friend knew a fencing coach and offered her the chance to try the sport. She turned out to be the only girl in the group but the fact that she could win against boys was a good incentive for her to continue. |
| Club / Team |
Central Army Sports Club [CSKA]: Moscow, RUS |
| Name of coach |
Alexander Glazunov [national], RUS; Lyudmila Vyazova [personal], RUS, from 1993 |
| Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
| Year |
2001 |
| Competing for |
Russia |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Learning foreign languages, watching ice hockey. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2015) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in team epee at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (Athlete, 06 Jun 2014) |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Lyudmila Vyazova. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2015) |
| Injuries |
A shoulder injury meant she was unable to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 06 Jun 2014) |
| Awards and honours |
In recognition of her performance at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, she was awarded the Order of Friendship by the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 18 Feb 2006)
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
| Ambitions |
To win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
| Other information |
POST-OLYMPIC TRANSITION
She needed time to recover from the 2012 Olympic Games in London before she returned to fencing. "This was my second Olympic Games, and I understand that dreams do not always come true in life. For the first few months afterwards, I did not feel like training. I only began again in January 2013 after I had really rested psychologically." (rusfencing.ru, 12 Jul 2013) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2012 |
4 |
Team Epee |
London, England |
| 2004 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Athens, Greece |
| World Championships |
| 2013 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2007 |
2 |
Team Epee |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 2005 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2003 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Havana, Cuba |
| 2003 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Havana, Cuba |
| 2001 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Nīmes, France |
| European Championships |
| 2013 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2012 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Legnano, Italy |
| 2009 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 2008 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2008 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2006 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 2004 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2004 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2003 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Bourges, France |
| 2001 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Koblenz, Germany |
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