Anna Bessonova : biography
July 29, 1984 –
Anna Bessonova ( ) (born July 29, 1984 in Kiev) is a Ukrainian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time (2004,2008) Olympic bronze medalist, the 2007 World All-around Champion, the (2005, 2003) World All-around silver medalist, (2009, 2001) World All-around bronze medalist, a four-time European All-around medalist (2004, 2008) silver, (2002, 2006) bronze and 2003 Grand Prix Final All-around champion.
Detailed Olympic results
Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Score-Final | Score-Qualifying |
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2008 | Olympics | Beijing | All-around | 71.875 | 72.825 | |
Hopak (Ukrainian Folk) | Ribbon | 18.225 | 18.325 | |||
Shiro’s Estate by Brian Tyler | Rope | 17.975 | 17.950 | |||
Avrora by Valeri Tishler | Hoop | 17.775 | 18.450 | |||
Gladiator Soundtrack – Barbarian Horde | Clubs | 17.900 | 18.100 |
Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Score-Final | Score-Qualifying |
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2004 | Olympics | Athens | All-around | 106.700 | 104.725 | |
Nyah / La Cavalera from Mission Impossible II by Hans Zimmer and Elliot Goldenthal | Ribbon | 26.725 | 25.325 | |||
Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian | Ball | 26.525 | 26.750 | |||
Molto Meno Mosso / Allegro – Valse – Allegro – Vivo / Finale – Andante – Allegro Agitatoo – Alla Breve – Moderato e Maestoso – Moderato / Moderato by Tchaikovsky | Hoop | 26.500 | 25.900 | |||
Mona Lisa Overdrive from Matrix Reloaded by Don Davis & Juno Reactor | Clubs | 26.950 | 26.750 |
Personal life
Bessonova’s father is the Dynamo Kiev football player Vladimir Bessonov. Her mother, Viktoria, is a former two-time World champion group rhythmic gymnast.
Routine music information
Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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2009 | Hoop | Carrots/Shots / Struggle For Ebullience / Night Running / Earth Zoom In / Linda Looks For Love (Part 1) / Plan B music from Burn After Reading by Carter Burwell |
Rope | Boat Chase / Chopper Chase/Face Off music from The Italian Job by John Powell | |
Ball | Chapel / Filet / Red Men music from Le Rêve by Benoît Jutras | |
Ribbon | Carmina Burana by Carl Orff | |
2008 | Hoop | Avrora by Valeri Tishler |
Rope | Shiro’s Estate by Brian Tyler | |
Clubs | Gladiator Soundtrack – Barbarian Horde | |
Ribbon | Hopak (Ukrainian Folk) | |
2007 | Hoop | Avrora by Valeri Tishler |
Rope | The Dance At The Gym music from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein | |
Clubs | Gladiator Soundtrack – Barbarian Horde | |
Ribbon | Bolero by Maurice Ravel | |
2006 | Ball | You Have A Special Purpose In Life / I’m Not Ready To Die / Renovatio music from The Island by Steve Jablonsky |
Rope | Conga Fury music from Animatrix by Juno Reactor | |
Clubs | Plaza of Execution / Leave No Witnesses / The Ride / The Fencing Lesson / The Mask of Zorro music from The Mask of Zorro by James Horner | |
Ribbon | Molto Meno Mosso (Act IV, no.28) / Moderato (Act III, no. 24) music from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky | |
2005 | Ball | Miss San / Miko’s Testimony / Song to Miko music from Wasabi by Eric Serra |
Rope | Finale from Carmen by G. Bizet, R. Shchedrin | |
Clubs | Jesus Arrested / Mary Goes to Jesus / Jesus is Carried Down music from Passion of Christ by John Debney | |
Ribbon | Fantasy – overture for orchestra in B minor from Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky | |
2004 | Hoop | Molto Meno Mosso / Allegro – Valse – Allegro – Vivo / Finale – Andante – Allegro Agitatoo – Alla Breve – Moderato e Maestoso – Moderato / Moderato by Tchaikovsky |
Ball | Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian | |
Clubs | Mona Lisa Overdrive from Matrix Reloaded by Don Davis & Juno Reactor | |
Ribbon | Nyah / La Cavalera from Mission Impossible II by Hans Zimmer and Elliot Goldenthal | |
2003 | Hoop | Molto Meno Mosso / Allegro – Valse – Allegro – Vivo / Finale – Andante – Allegro Agitatoo – Alla Breve – Moderato e Maestoso – Moderato / Moderato by Tchaikovsky |
Ball | Tennessee / Attack (from Pearl Harbour) by Hans Zimmer | |
Clubs | Su-Chow Prison (from Spy Game) by Henry Gregson-Williams | |
Ribbon | Nyah / La Cavalera from Mission Impossible II by Hans Zimmer and Elliot Goldenthal | |
2002 | Hoop | Molto Meno Mosso / Allegro – Valse – Allegro – Vivo / Finale – Andante – Allegro Agitatoo – Alla Breve – Moderato e Maestoso – Moderato / Moderato by Tchaikovsky |
Rope | Nyah music from Mission Impossible 2 by Hans Zimmer | |
Clubs | The Word [PMT Remix] music from Swordfish by Dope Smugglaz | |
Ball | Tennessee / Attack (from Pearl Harbour) by Hans Zimmer | |
2001 | Hoop | Raid on Leonesse music from First Knight by Jerry Goldsmith |
Rope | Nyah music from Mission Impossible 2 by Hans Zimmer | |
Clubs | Concierto Para Quinteto by Astor Piazzolla | |
Ball | Barbarian Horde / To Zucchabar (from The Gladiator) by Hans Zimmer | |
2000 | Hoop | Act 1 and 2 (from Giselle) by Adolf Adam |
Rope | Night Borders / Camel Race / Main Theme music from The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith | |
Ball | Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach | |
Ribbon | Serpent Dream by Mike Oldfield | |
1999 | Hoop | Nuestro Poema by Raul di Blasio |
Rope | Felicia music from Tango Forever by Luis Bravo | |
Ball | ? | |
Ribbon | Serpent Dream by Mike Oldfield | |
1998 | Hoop | ? |
Clubs | ? | |
Ball | Gory, gory, moya zvezda (Ukrainian traditional) | |
Ribbon | Private Investigations by Dire Straits |