Anna Pavlova (gymnast)

Anna Pavlova
Pavlova at the 2008 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAnna Anatolyevna Pavlova
Nickname(s)Anya, Pavs
Born (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987
Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Azerbaijan
(
  • 2000–2008 (Russia)
  • 2013–2015 (Azerbaijan)
)
Former countries represented Russia
ClubDinamo
Head coach(es)Nataliya Pavlova
Assistant coach(es)Leonid Arkaev
Music
  • 2008: "Exodus" by Maksim
  • 2006: "Allegretto" by Bond
  • 2004: "Winter" by Bond
Retired15 December 2015
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 0 0 1
World Cup Final 0 0 1
European Championships 0 5 2
European Team Championships 1 0 0
Total 1 5 6
Representing  Azerbaijan
European Championships
2014 SofiaVault
FIG World Cup
2014 LjubljanaUneven Bars
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam
2004 AthensVault
World Championships
2006 AarhusTeam
World Cup Final
2004 BirminghamVault
Goodwill Games
2001 BrisbaneBalance Beam
European Championships
2004 AmsterdamVault
2005 DebrecenAll-around
2005 DebrecenVault
2008 ClermontTeam
2004 AmsterdamTeam
2005 DebrecenBalance beam
European Team Championships
2003 MoscowTeam

Anna Anatolyevna Pavlova (Russian: А́нна Анато́льевна Па́влова; born 6 September 1987) is a Russian-born artistic gymnast who won two bronze medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and represented Russia in other international competitions. In 2002 she won the Russian National Championships.

Pavlova competed for Azerbaijan from 2013, winning silver at the 2014 European Championships on vault. She was well known for her balletic style and clean technique. Pavlova retired in 2015 at the age of 28.