Anna Vitalyevna Sivkova is a Russian epee fencer, 2004 Olympic team champion.
10 Facts About Anna Sivkova
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Anna Sivkova took up the sport at SDUShOR No 7 near the Borisov Ponds in Moscow, where she first practiced foil under the coaching of Lyudmila Vyazovaya.
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Anna Sivkova was the only girl at her club, but she found that winning against boys motivated her.
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Anna Sivkova then took a silver medal at the 1999 Junior World Championships at Keszthely and the gold at the 2000 Junior European Championships in Antalya.
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Anna Sivkova climbed in 2003 her first podium in the Fencing World Cup with a gold medal in Prague and two bronzes in Tauberbischofsheim and Havana.
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Anna Sivkova reached the quarter-finals in the World Championships in Havana.
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At the London Olympics, Anna Sivkova defeated Jung Hyo-jung of Korea in the table of 32, but was stopped in the next round by Romania's Anca Maroiu.
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Anna Sivkova entered the piste on the last relay with China on the lead.
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Anna Sivkova levelled the score, but lost by one touch in overtime, and Russia came away with no medal.
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Deeply upset by these failures, Anna Sivkova took a break and did not go back to training before January 2013.