Anna Sergeyevna Chernysheva (Russian: Анна Сергеевна Чернышева; born 29 September 2001) is a Russian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[2] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]

Career

Chernysheva took up karate in 2010.[1] In 2018 she won the silver medal in the girls' 59 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4]

She qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[5][6] At the Olympics, she tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew from the competition.[7][8]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 1st Kumite 55 kg
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Kumite 55 kg

References

  1. ^ a b c d CHERNYSHEVA Anna.olympics.com
  2. ^ "Russian Anna Chernysheva wins gold at European Karate Championships". TASS. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Buenos Aires Results". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2021). "Emotions run high as first nine earn Tokyo 2020 debut places at WKF final qualifier in Paris". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Karate-Russian Chernysheva out of Games after positive COVID-19 test". Reuters. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Российская каратистка Чернышева не выступит на Олимпиаде из-за коронавируса". Tass.ru (in Russian). 4 August 2021.
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