Anna Mikhaylovna Knoroz (Russian: Анна Михайловна Кнороз; née Chuprina; born 30 July 1970) is a retired Russian hurdler who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. She won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1994 European Championships, and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships (ran in heats only). She also competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
As a junior, she won the silver medal at the 1989 European Junior Championships.[1] In her early senior career she had modest success in hurdling in global events. She competed at the 1991 World Championships, the 1993 World Championships, the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final.[2][3] She nonetheless won two major medals in her career. First, she ran in the heats on the Soviet team that eventually won the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships.[4] She also won the 400 metres hurdles bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships.[5]
In somewhat lesser events, she won the bronze medal at the 1991 Summer Universiade,[6] bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games,[7] took the third place at the 1994 IAAF World Cup,[8] and finished sixth at the 1998 IAAF World Cup[2] and seventh at the 1998 European Championships.[9] She became Soviet champion in 1991[10] and Russian champion in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1998.[11]
Her personal best time of 54.11 seconds, was achieved in July 1994 in Nice.[2]
International competitions
editAll results regarding 400 metres hurdles
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Soviet Union
| ||||
| 1989 | European Junior Championships | Varaždin, Yugoslavia | 2nd | 56.70 |
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 3rd | 56.74 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th (sf) | 55.81 | |
Representing  Russia
| ||||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 12th (sf) | 55.12 |
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 3rd | 54.67 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 54.68 | |
| World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 56.63 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 19th (h) | 56.21 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th (sf) | 55.28 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | 55.47 |
| World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 6th | 56.09 | |
| (#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf) | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "European Junior Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Anna Chuprina-Knoroz at World Athletics
- ^ "Anna Knoroz". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Women 4x400m Relay World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN)". Todor Krastev. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "European Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "World University Games (Universiade - Women)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Goodwill Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "IAAF World Cup in Athletics". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Women 400m Hurdles European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Soviet Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Russian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
