Anna Kovaleva

Kovaleva won a gold medal in the team event at the 1996 Junior European Championships, and she placed fourth in the vault final.^[1] At the 1997 World Stars, she won gold medals on the vault and floor exercise.^[2]

Kovaleva placed sixth in the all-around at the 1998 American Cup.^[3] She then won the all-around title at the 1998 Junior European Championships.^[4] Additionally, she won another gold medal on the vault and bronze medals on the uneven bars and floor exercise.^[5] At the 1998 Goodwill Games, she competed with Alexei Bondarenko in the mixed pairs event, and they won the bronze medal. Individually, she advanced into the vault final and placed sixth.^[6] She won the all-around competition at the 1998 World Stars and also won gold medals on the vault, balance beam, and floor exercise.^[7]

Kovaleva placed third in the all-around at the 1999 Russian Cup, behind Yelena Produnova and Svetlana Khorkina.^[8] At the 1999 World Championships, she helped Russia win the team silver medal behind Romania.^[9]

Kovaleva finished eighth in the all-around at the 2000 Russian Cup.^[10] She was not selected for the 2000 Olympic team.^[11]

Kovaleva has a half-brother, Dmitri Lvov, who also competed in gymnastics and won a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships.^[12][13] After retiring from competitions, she worked as a gymnastics coach in Zelenograd and in Moscow.^[14] She has two sons.^[15]

• Anna Kovaleva at World Gymnastics
• Anna Kovaleva at InterSportStats