Anna Chicherova

Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova (Russian: Анна Владимировна Чичерова; born 22 July 1982) is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and originally won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was also runner-up at the World Championships in 2007 and 2009, and bronze medalist in 2013 and 2015.

Anna Chicherova-Chernoval

Anna Chicherova at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1982-07-22) 22 July 1982 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)[2]
Sport
Country	Russia
Club	CSKA Moscow
Now coaching	Yevgeniy Zagorulko
Achievements and titles
World finals	1st (Daegu 2011)
Olympic finals	3rd (Beijing 2008) (DSQ), 1st (London 2012)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 1 1 2 World Indoor Championships 0 2 1 European Indoor Championships 1 0 0 Total 3 3 3 Olympic Games 2012 London High jump Disqualified 2008 Beijing High jump World Championships 2011 Daegu High jump 2007 Osaka High jump Disqualified 2009 Berlin High jump 2013 Moscow High jump 2015 Beijing High jump World Indoor Championships 2004 Budapest High jump 2012 Istanbul High jump 2003 Birmingham High jump
Updated on 29 August 2015.

In May 2016, it was reported[3] that a retest of samples from the 2008 Games had found 31 positive findings for performance-enhancing drugs. One of those positive tests was admitted by her coach to belong to Chicherova.[3] On 6 October 2016, the IOC confirmed that Chicherova had failed a doping test, due to the presence of turinabol in her 2008 sample, and stripped her of her bronze medal. The medal was ultimately reallocated to original 6th place finisher Chaunte Lowe, as the 4th and 5th place high jumpers in that final tested positive for their retests as well.[4]

On 23 July 2018, the day after returning to a national competition to jump 1.90 m, the disqualification was granted, the athlete asked the IAAF to be able to participate in the 2018 European Athletics Championships.[5]

At the beginning of 2019, she jumped 2.01 indoors twice, three days apart. At age 36, those jumps both equalled the Masters W35 World Record, though because they were indoors, they will not be recognized as the record.

In September 2019, Chicherova along with Elena Lashmanova were refused clearance for the IAAF World Athletics Championships.[6]

Biography

Chicherova was born in Yerevan and then moved to Belaya Kalitva, Russia, when the Soviet Union dissolved. She previously announced that she would retire after the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, after 14 years at the top, but has since continued to jump. After her second world silver in 2009, Chicherova announced her retirement, but after giving birth in 2010, she made her come back in 2011.

In 1999, she won her first major title when she was only 16, at the world youth championships in Bydgoszcz. Chicherova was among the world leading high jumpers for several years until she missed the 2010 season due to pregnancy. After returning in 2011 she established herself as the world leading female high jumper displacing Blanka Vlašić. Her personal best jump and the Russian national record is 2.07 metres, achieved on her 29th birthday at the Russian track and field championships of 2011. Her best indoors was achieved at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting 2012 in Arnstadt with 2.06 m. She thereby improved her Russian indoor national record by two centimeters. Chicherova is among the top ten high jumpers of all time both indoor and outdoor.[7][8]

Chicherova is currently in the athletics club based in Moscow, where she is coached by Yevgeni Zagorulko. She is married to Gennadiy Chernovol. She was absent for the 2010 season due to pregnancy and had her first child, Nika, in September that year.[9]

With her victories in Daegu and London, Chicherova became only the third female high jumper in history (after Stefka Kostadinova & Heike Henkel) to win at both the Olympic Games and the World Championships.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	1.89 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	4th	1.85 m
2001	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	1.90 m
	Universiade	Beijing, China	8th	1.85 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	3rd	1.99 m (xo)
	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	1.95 m
	Military World Games	Catania, Italy	1st	1.89 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	2.00 m (xo)
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	6th	1.96 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	1.92 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	2.01 m (xxo)
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	1st	1.90 m (xo)
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	1.96 m (xxo)
	World Athletics Final	Monaco, Monaco	7th	1.89 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th	1.95 m (xo)
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	1.90 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	6th	1.92 m (xo)
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	2nd	2.03 m (xo)
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	1.97 m
	Military World Games	Hyderabad, India	2nd	1.96 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	3rd (DSQ)	2.03 m (o)
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd (DSQ)	1.99 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd (DSQ)[10]	2.02 m (o)
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd (DSQ)	2.00 m (xo)
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	1st	2.03 m (o)
	Diamond League		2nd	details
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	1.95 m (o)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	1st	2.05 m (xo)
	Diamond League		2nd	details
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	1.97 m (o)
	Diamond League		2nd	details
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	2.01 m (xo)
	Diamond League		3rd	details

Personal bests

Type	Event	Best	Location	Date	Notes
Outdoor	High Jump	2.07 m	Cheboksary, Russia	22 July 2011	3rd of all time
Indoor	High Jump	2.06 m	Arnstadt, Germany	4 February 2012	3rd of all time

• Six-time Russian National High Jump Champion – 2004, 2007–2009, 2011–2012

See also

• Female two metres club

References

1. Анна Чичерова Sovetsky Sport.
2. Anna Chicherova's profile at the IAAF site
3. "Russisk nyhetsbyrå: - 14 russere blant de dopingavslørte fra Beijing". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
4. "IOC sanctions Anna Chicherova for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
5. "Russia's high jumper Chicherova applies for neutral status participation with IAAF". TASS. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
6. "Two Russian Olympic champs refused clearance for worlds". The Japan Times. AP. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
7. High Jump Indoor All Time. IAAF. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
8. High Jump Outdoor All Time. IAAF. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
9. Russia’s Chicherova jumping back into the spotlight Archived 2012-05-26 at Archive.today. European Athletics (2011-04-05). Retrieved on 2011-04-29.
10. "Sanctions for anti-doping rule violations in athletics as of 29 January 2018". IAAF. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018. CHICHEROVA Anna (Date of birth 22.07.82) RUS In competition, “XXIX Olympic Games”, Beijing, CHN 24.08.08 2 years ineligibility 01.07.16-30.06.18 From 24.08.08 to 23.08.10

External links

• Russian Athletics Association Profile