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Anna
TIMOFEEVA |
Sport |
Water Polo |
NOC |
ROC
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Gender | Women |
Born | 18 Jul 1987
in Gorky, URS |
Height | 1.78 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Physical Education, Teaching - Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University: Russia |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading books, snowboarding. (Athlete, 30 Jan 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Before switching to water polo, she did swimming for 11 years. She got involved in water polo due to a friend whose father was president of the water polo federation, and who encouraged her to try the sport. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2016 she received the Order for Merit to the Fatherland [second grade], and the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 25 Aug 2016; minsport.gov.ru, 22 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre forward |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing in 2006 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Russian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Tima (Athlete, 17 Aug 2010) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"One for all and all for one." (Athlete, 17 Aug 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and bronze at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 May 2021; Athlete, 30 Jan 2020) |
International Debut |
Year |
2008 |
Competing for |
Russia |
Tournament |
World League |
Location |
Spain |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her younger sister Vera has played water polo at club level in the Russian Federation. (waterpolo.ru, 10 Nov 2016; aif-nn.ru, 09 Sep 2016) |
Other information |
NATIONAL TEAM RETIREMENT After competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she retired from the Russian national team. "I think this is not just retirement, but a logical conclusion that it's time to give way to another generation and leave. People don't just train, they don't just grow, it's time for them to take our places and, just as we started 10 years ago in the national team as young players, forge their own path of success." (ugra-tv.ru, 14 Aug 2021) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
4 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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World Championship |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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3 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team |
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World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2018 |
Surgut, RUS |
Team |
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European Championship |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2020 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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5 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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6 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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