Anna Bessonova facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anna Bezsonova
Bessonova at the 2011 LG WHISEN Rhythmic All Stars Gala
Personal information
Full name	Hanna Volodymyrivna Bessonova
Nickname(s)	Anya, Bess
Country represented	Ukraine
Born	(1984-07-29) 29 July 1984 (age 41) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Club	Deriugins School
Head coach(es)	Albina Deriugina
Assistant coach(es)	Iryna Deriugina
Choreographer	Iryna Grischenko
Retired	2010
Medal record International gymnastics competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd 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 Summer Universiade 10 8 1 World Youth Games 1 2 1 Goodwill Games 1 4 0 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
Awards	Longines Prize for Elegance (2007, 2009)

Hanna Volodymyrivna Bezsonova (born July 29, 1984) is a former Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast. She is known as one of the most successful rhythmic gymnasts of her time. Hanna won two bronze medals at the Olympic Games (in 2004 and 2008). She also earned many medals at the World Championships and European Championships.

About Hanna's Life

Hanna's family has a strong sports background. Her father, Volodymyr Bezsonov, was a famous football player for FC Dynamo Kyiv. Her mother, Viktoria, was also a rhythmic gymnast who won two World championships with her group. Hanna's mother was the one who first introduced her to rhythmic gymnastics.

After she stopped competing, Hanna became a coach. She taught young gymnasts at the Deriugins School in Kyiv. One of her students was Yeva Meleshchuk. In 2017, Hanna moved to the United States and now coaches gymnasts in Florida.

Hanna's Gymnastics Journey

Bessonova at the 2001 World Championships

Hanna Bezsonova started training in rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old. Even though her mother thought she might become a ballet dancer, Hanna chose gymnastics. She trained at the Deriugins School in Kyiv with coaches Albina Deriugina and her daughter Irina Deriugina. Hanna is about 1.74 meters (5 feet 8 inches) tall.

In 1998, Hanna competed in the 1998 World Youth Games in Moscow. As a junior, she won a gold medal with the ribbon, silver medals with the ball and hoop, and a bronze medal with the rope.

At the 1999 World Championship in Japan, Hanna was the youngest member of the Ukrainian team. Even so, experts noticed her talent and predicted she would become a top gymnast. In the 2001 World Championships, Hanna originally placed fifth. However, after some changes, she was awarded the bronze medal in the all-around competition.

In 2001, Hanna also won a bronze medal in clubs at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Australia.

In 2002, Hanna had a brief two-month break from competing. After this, she returned to her sport. She also competed as part of the Ukrainian Group team, winning a gold medal with five ribbons in New Orleans. Later that year, she won first place in hoop, rope, and clubs at the 2002 World Cup Final. After this, Hanna, at 18 years old, became a main leader for the Ukrainian national team.

In 2003, Hanna won two World titles in Budapest: the hoop event and the clubs event. She nearly won the all-around title but finished with a silver medal. In the same year, she won three European gold medals in hoop, clubs, and ribbon. She also won three out of four finals at the 2003 Grand Prix tournament in Kyiv.

In 2004, Hanna won the all-around silver medal at the European Championships. She then made her first appearance at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the individual all-around competition.

In 2005, Hanna earned six silver medals at the World Championships in various events. She also won four gold medals at the 2005 Universiade in Turkey, including the all-around title. In 2006, she won the all-around bronze at the European Championships.

Bessonova at the 2008 World Cup Final

The year 2007 was a big one for Hanna. She competed in many Grand Prix and World Cup events. At the 2007 Summer Universiade, she won all the gold medals. Most importantly, she became the World champion at the 2007 World Championship in Greece, winning the all-around gold medal.

In 2008, Hanna won all-around gold medals at several competitions, including the Kyiv World Cup. She also won the all-around silver medal at the European Championships. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Hanna won her second Olympic bronze medal in the all-around competition.

In 2009, Hanna won first place in the all-around at the Kyiv World Cup. She also earned bronze medals at the World and European Championships. She competed at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Serbia, winning four silver medals. Hanna officially ended her gymnastics career in 2010 at the Deriugina Cup in Kyiv.

In 2013, Hanna performed at the opening ceremony of the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv.

Other Activities

Bessonova at the 2011 LG WHISEN Rhythmic All Stars Gala

After her gymnastics career, Hanna Bezsonova appeared on Ukrainian television. During the UEFA Euro 2012 football tournament, she worked as a TV presenter and commentator for a Ukrainian sports channel.

In 2009, Hanna took part in a TV show called "Dancing for You" and won the competition with her partner. She also worked as the chief editor for the Ukrainian version of Pink magazine. Hanna is also known for encouraging young people in Ukraine to participate in sports and live a healthy lifestyle.

Images for kids

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  Bessonova at the 2009 European 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

Books About Hanna

Hanna Bezsonova's early life is described in a Ukrainian book called National Olympic Committee of Ukraine for Rhythmic Gymnastics and Iryna Deriugina, Olexandra Tymoshenko, Olena Vitrychenko, Kateryna Serebryanska, Anna Bessonova.

Another book based on real events from Hanna's childhood is Absolute champion by Oles Ilchenko.

See also

In Spanish: Anna Bessonova para niños