Anna Chicherova - Honored Master of Sports in high jump, Olympic champion, world and European champion, eight-time champion of Russia. He is a member of the athletics team. She was able to win prizes at five world competitions in a row.
What is the height and weight of Anna Chicherova? 180 cm and 57 kg, respectively.
Biography and photos of Anna Chicherova
Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova was born on July 22, 1982 in the Rostov region in the city of Belaya Kalitva, but a month after the birth of the girl, the family moved to Yerevan. The parents of the future champion were athletes. Mom was engaged in basketball, and Anna's father, Vladimir Chicherov, was a famous high jumper. The future champion from the age of 7 began to take her first steps in this sport under the guidance of her father.
After the collapse of the USSR, the Chicherov family returned to Belaya Kalitva, Anna at that time was 10 years old. Here, the father of a beginner athlete finished his sports career, he got a job as a worker at the railway station. The girl studied at the secondary school №6. The coach of the future Olympic champion Anna Chicherova was Alexey Bondarenko.
The beginning of a sports career
At seventeen, Anna moved to Moscow, she entered the Academy of Physical Culture, where she trained under the leadership of Alexander Fetisov. In 1999, the girl won the first significant victory at the World Youth Championship, which took place in Poland. The following year, she finished fourth in the World Junior Championships in Chile. But then, the development of Anna Chicherova as an athlete did not occur for a long time, over a period of time from 1999 to 2002. she improved her result by only 3 centimeters.
Seeing no prospects for herself, the girl decided to say goodbye to sports, but at the end of 2002, the famous coach Yevgeny Zagorulko became interested in the athlete. He took her to his group. Zagorulko wrote to the girl a detailed plan of their further actions, among the points was the condition that the athlete should weigh 55 kilograms. And this with her weight of 180 centimeters! The plan included a list of products that Chicherova should have excluded from her menu.
Anna began to train in a reinforced program, including strength exercises with a barbell. As a result of the implementation of the points provided by the trainer of the plan, a result was obtained that impressed everyone. Chicherova in 2003 was able to increase her figure by 12 centimeters, setting a new country record for halls. Nobody expected this.
In the same year, the girl won her first award in "adult" international competitions. It was a bronze medal obtained at the world championship in Birmingham.
In 2004, the athlete’s health was shaken. She could not train at full strength for three months due to plantar aponeurosis. Anna’s program at that time included only swimming and strength exercises. Only two weeks before the start of the Olympic qualifying round, the girl began to jump. At the Olympics, the result of Chicherova was sixth.
In 2005, Anna became the European champion, winning the competition in Madrid.
Black line
Since 2006, a pause occurred in the sports biography of Anna Chicherova. There was no development, the results remained at the same level, not a single victory was won in serious tournaments. The ups and downs in Chicherova’s career replaced each other.
In 2007, Anna took third place, sharing it with the Italian athlete Antoinette Vlasta di Martino.
2008 was a difficult year for Chicherova. She missed the winter world championship, but Anna Chicherova took third place at the Olympic Games.
The next year, the girl underwent surgery on her leg, followed by a long rehabilitation, as a result - the winter period of the competition was missed.
Anna Chicherova did not participate in the European Championship in 2010 due to pregnancy. The athlete started training only in the spring of 2011.
New achievements
In a short time, Anna fully recovered. At the winter championship in Russia, she showed the highest result of the season in the world. And in the summer competitions, the athlete set a new record for the country.
This was followed by the World Championships in Daegu, where Anna Chicherova beat all her opponents and won gold for the first time since 2005.
In 2012, Anna set another record for halls in Russia at competitions in Germany, but lost at the championship in Istanbul, which was a real surprise. During the contest, the athlete's back ached, which forced her to refuse to participate in many championships. Chicherova performed only in the Diamond League competitions in Eugene, where she won.
Olympics in London
Winning the World Cup in 2011, Anna was exempted from participating in the qualifying rounds of the Olympic Games. She got the opportunity to calmly prepare for the competition. At this moment, the athlete was 30 years old and she considered participation in this Olympics her last opportunity to become the champion of these competitions.
But before the Olympics, Anna had an accident. During training, a pancake flew off the bar, the girl was injured. The pain did not allow free movement, not to mention jumping. The athlete could only sit in one position, and tomorrow she was waiting for a flight to the competition. Anna was very difficult to prepare for the competition. Nobody knew about the girl’s injury, except for her close circle. She was able to pull herself together, the result was stunning!
In the final of the competition, four athletes held the lead, among them was Anna Chicherova. Someone had to lose the chance of victory. In a difficult struggle, Anna beat her rivals. The long-awaited Olympic gold fell into the piggy bank of the Russian athlete Anna Chicherova.
After winning the Olympics
After a brilliant victory at the Olympics, the athlete rested until December. She needed to recover both physically and mentally. Only after the break Anna again started training.
Having splendidly performed at competitions in Tokyo in 2013, Chicherova became the leader of the world season. In Beijing, she showed her best result of the year, taking a height of 2.02.
At the World Championships in Moscow, Anna Chicherova won bronze. According to the results of the Diamond League, she became the second in the list, losing only one point to the winner.
Disqualification
In 2016, a scandal flared up around the name of Olympic champion Anna Chicherova. The fact is that the doping test taken at the 2008 Olympics showed a positive result. The athlete was not only deprived of the bronze award she won in these competitions, but was also disqualified for a period of two years.
All attempts by Chicherova to regain the medal were unsuccessful. The athlete appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but was rejected. The decision of the IOC has remained valid.
Back in service
The term for the disqualification of Anna Chicherova expired on June 30, 2018. Despite the fact that the athlete in all interviews announced the possible termination of her career after the expiration of the sentence, Chicherova still decided to return to the big sport. In July 2018, she took part in the Russian championship and took second place, explaining this with uncontrollable emotions from her return to her favorite business, which overwhelmed her, preventing her from showing herself one hundred percent.
To date, Anna Chicherova does not intend to leave athletics. Her plans include participating in the 2020 Olympics. The athlete suggests that this will be the last competition in which she will compete for the victory, taking into account the fact that she is already 36 years old. The champion asks for support from her fans, which she really needs after a long break in her career.
A family
Personal life in the biography of Anna Chicherova plays an important role. Anna is a happy mom and wife.
The husband of the famous athlete is also an athlete - former sprinter Gennady Chernovol. He represented Kazakhstan at the competitions. After the injury, the athlete was forced to leave the sport. Below, see the photo of Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova with her husband.
After meeting, young people, often leaving for training, communicated through correspondence. The couple called their relationship an SMS romance. When Gennady was injured, Anna was nearby, she looked after her beloved. And then followed by a declaration of love and a marriage proposal. The girl, of course, agreed.
In 2010, Nick's daughter was born in the family. The birth of a child during the heyday of a sports career was a risky step for Chicherova. But the athlete was so happy that this did not affect her professional development at all, except in a positive way.
Anna was inspired by new achievements. Childbirth did not affect the athlete's physical form at all. A year later, one victory followed another, among them Olympic gold.
A young mother is often absent at home, spending time on trips, in training, but what a blessing to return later to her family, to her little daughter! Anna claims that thanks to Nika, many pleasant activities appeared in her life: going to theaters, reading books and creating coziness in their home.
In addition to sports, Anna has other activities. She sings beautifully. The athlete often hears from friends that she should develop her talent, but Chicherova assures that to engage in vocal activity is not included in her future plans. Anna is a real beauty. She is tall and has a spectacular appearance, as well as great taste and a sense of style, which is why the athlete is often invited to fashion shows as a model. The athlete takes Nick to these events.
The birth of her daughter made her life fully happy and harmonious.
Today, Nick is the main fan of the champion. She always watches mom’s performances in the stadium or on TV.
Awards
Anna Chicherova was awarded the Order of Friendship on August 13, 2012 for her outstanding achievements in the field of sports and for winning the 2012 Olympic Games.
On August 2, 2009, Anna was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", I degree, for the excellent result obtained at the 2008 Olympic Games.
On April 29, 2003, Chicherova was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II degree, for activities in the field of sports and personal achievements in athletics.