Anastasia Russkikh
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BornAnastasia Vladimirovna Russkikh
20 May 1983
20 May 1983
Gatchina, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
CountryRussia
SportBadminton
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| Born | Anastasia Vladimirovna Russkikh 20 May 1983 Gatchina, Russian SFSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 3 (WD, 2 December 2010) 29 (XD, 21 January 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anastasia Vladimirovna Russkikh (Russian: Анастасия Владимировна Русских; born 20 May 1983) is an international badminton player from Gatchina, Russia.[1] She entered her first tournament at age 9 in Sweden and finished in third place. She began playing professionally with her local Gatchina Badminton Club as well as a larger Danish club in Skaelskor, Denmark. In 2010, she played for the Vendsyssel Elite Badminton club.[2] Russkikh is one of Russia's top badminton players, and is a high-ranking competitor in women's and mixed-doubles competitions. Together with her partner in women's doubles, Petya Nedelcheva from Bulgaria, she won the silver medal at the 2010 European Championships.[3]
