Anna Bashta
Russian-born Azerbaijani fencer
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Anna Vitalievna Bashta (Anna Vitalyevna Başta, Анна Витальевна Башта, born 10 July 1996 in Togliatti) is a Russian-born Azerbaijani fencer. She won the silver medal in the women's sabre event at the 2022 World Fencing Championships held in Cairo, Egypt.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's sabre.[2][3] She has been ranked #1 in the world in women's sabre in 2022.
Azerbaijani (from 2018)
 Bashta in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anna Vitalievna Bashta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian (until 2018) Azerbaijani (from 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1996 Togliatti, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
She won one gold medal and one silver at the 2015 Summer Universiade. She represented Russia until 2018; in 2019 she switched nationality and began competing for Azerbaijan.
Bashta claimed a spot in the sabre events as the winner of Zonal Qualifier – Europe which was held in Madrid, Spain. She beat Anna Limbach of Germany in the final 15-13 to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
She won the gold medal in the women's sabre event at the 2022 European Fencing Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.[5]
