Anna Igoryevna Kharitonova (Russian: Анна Игоревна Харитонова; born March 12, 1985) is a Russian judoka, who played for the half-lightweight category.[1] She is a multiple-time Russian judo champion and a two-time gold medalist for her division at the European Junior Judo Championships (2006 in Moscow and 2007 in Salzburg, Austria).[2][3]

Anna Kharitonova
Anna Kharitonova (left) & Anastasiya Valova
Personal information
Full nameAnna Igoryevna Kharitonova
Nationality Russia
Born (1985-03-02) 2 March 1985 (age 39)
Moscow, Russian SFSR
OccupationJudoka
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2008)
World Champ.R32 (2011)
European Champ.R32 (2011)
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's judo
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salzburg –52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Moscow –52 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Jeju –48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Budapest –52 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Sofia –52 kg
Women's sambo
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2352
JudoInside.com26452
Updated on 25 January 2022

Kharitonova represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's half-lightweight class (52 kg). She received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out by a waza-ari awasete ippon (two full points) and a kata guruma (shoulder wheel) to Portugal's Telma Monteiro.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Kharitonova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ^ "European Championships U23 Moscow, 2006, Russia". Judo Inside. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. ^ "European Championships U23 Salzburg, 2007, Austria". Judo Inside. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Women's Half Lightweight (52kg/114 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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