Anna Shishova

Anna Chichova
Анна Шишова
Born (1981-05-15) 15 May 1981 (age 45)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
Head coaches
Alla Yanina, Oksana Skaldina
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 1 0 2
Total 1 0 2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 PragueTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 PragueRope
Bronze medal – third place1995 PragueHoop

Anna Shishova (off. sp.: Anna Chichova; Russian: Анна Шишова; born 15 May 1981) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast.

She is the 1995 European team champion and rope and hoop bronze medalist. On the national level, she is the 1996 Russian national hoop silver medalist and the 1997 Russian national all-around, rope, hoop, clubs and ribbon champion and ball silver medalist.

Biography

Shishova was born in Moscow on 15 May 1981. She trained at the Olympic Reserve School No. 74. Her first coach was Irina Karpova. Later, she trained under Alla Yanina and Oksana Skaldina.

At 14, she was part of the Russian teams at the 1995 European Chamionships in Prague, Czech Republic, and at the 1995 Aeon Cup in Tokyo, Japan. At the Europeans, she won the team gold and two bronze medals. At the Aeon Cup, she won the team bronze and the individual junior all-around gold.

At 16, she won the all-around (ahead of Irina Tchachina, Yulia Barsukova, very young Alina Kabaeva, Elena Chalamova and Amina Zaripova) and four (one of them divided with Kabaeva) out of five apparatus finals at the 1997 Russian Nationals.

Competitive highlights

Year Event Team AA Rope Hoop Ball Clubs Ribb.
International
1995 European Championships1st43rd3rd
Aeon Cup3rd1st J
National'
1995 Moscow Championships3rd
1996 Russian Championships2nd
1997 Russian Cup2nd1st
Russian Championships1st1st1st2nd
/3rd		1st1st
/2nd

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Чемпионат Европы – Семь золотых медалей и одна дисквалификация на счету российских «художниц»". Sovetsky Sport. No. 117. 1995. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06.
  3. 1 2 3 "И судьи ахнули". Сегодня спорт. 1995. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 "На качелях судьбы". Советский спорт. 1997. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 1995". Sky Grace. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-25.