1. Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian-Armenian high jumper.
11 Facts About Anna Chicherova
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Anna Chicherova was the gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and was originally awarded a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was later stripped for doping.
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Anna Chicherova was runner-up at the World Championships in 2007 and 2013, as well as the bronze medalist in 2015.
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On 6 October 2016, the IOC confirmed that Anna Chicherova had failed a doping test, due to the presence of turinabol in her 2008 sample, and stripped her of her bronze medal.
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On 23 July 2018, the day after returning to a national competition to jump 1.90 m, the permission was granted, and Anna Chicherova asked the IAAF to be able to participate in the 2018 European Athletics Championships.
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Anna Chicherova was born in Yerevan and then moved to Belaya Kalitva, Russia, when the Soviet Union dissolved.
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Anna Chicherova previously announced that she would retire after the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, after 14 years at the top, but has since continued to jump.
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Anna Chicherova was among the world leading high jumpers for several years until she missed the 2010 season due to pregnancy.
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Anna Chicherova is among the top ten high jumpers of all time both indoor and outdoor.
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Anna Chicherova is currently in the athletics club based in Moscow, where she is coached by Yevgeni Zagorulko.
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Anna Chicherova was absent for the 2010 season due to pregnancy and had her first child, Nika, in September that year.