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 39) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Hometown
Kyiv
Height
174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
49 kg (108 lb)
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
Total
29
58
30
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
Total
75
83
72
Awards
Longines Prize for Elegance (2007, 2009)
Hanna Volodymyrivna Bezsonova (Ukrainian: Ганна Володимирівна Безсонова/Hanna Volodymyrivna Bezsonova; 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.
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medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Other notable gymnasts include AnnaBessonova (two-time Olympic bronze medalist), Olena Vitrychenko (1996 Olympics...
Championships, as well as the event final in Ribbon and Ball ahead of AnnaBessonova from Ukraine. In 2004, Kabaeva won the All-Around Gold at the 2004 European...
performance. In the 2000s, Hopak music was extensively used by Ukrainians AnnaBessonova and Natalia Godunko in their routines of rhythmic gymnastics. In 2015...
for the first time in history her “Moulin Rouge” choreography with AnnaBessonova, Natalia Godunko and Tamara Yerofeyeva was performed at the World Championships...
Bessonov (masculine, Russian: Бессонов) or Bessonova (feminine, Russian: Бессонова) is a Russian surname. AnnaBessonova (born 1984), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast...
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gold medal, she also won gold in hoop, rope and ribbon final defeating AnnaBessonova. She then competed at the World Cup series in Ljubljana where she won...
Games. These athletes include Oxana Tsyhuleva (trampoline gymnastics), AnnaBessonova and Hanna Rizatdinova (both – rhythmic gymnastics), Stanislav Horuna...
The Bessonova – Stag Leap, take off from one or two feet with turn of the body with ring, also with back bent of the trunk, after AnnaBessonova (Ukraine)...
Russian). Hopes&Fears. November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2018. AnnaBessonova (July 18, 2011). "The Story And Plans Of Vkontakte Told By Founder And...
all-around bronze medal at the 2004 European Championships behind Ukraine's AnnaBessonova. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Tchachina won the silver medal in the...
2007 Summer Universiade she won the silver medal in all-around behind AnnaBessonova. In the 2008 Olympic season, Kapranova won the bronze medal in all-around...