| Anna Vladimirova Bessonova. |
| Born | July 29 1984, Kiev. |
| Height | 173cm |
| Weight | 48kg |
| Club | Deriugins School, Kiev. |
| Coaches | Albina Deriugina, Irina Deriugina. |
| Started Gymnastics | 1989 (age 5). |
| First International Competition | 1994 (age 10). |
| Favorite subjects at school | Mathematics, Russian, English. |
| Childhood ambitions | Anna always dreamt of becoming a great gymnast. |
| Future ambitions | Work on TV, show business, and of course to help the next generation of gymnasts. |
| Greatest achievements | 4 times World champion, 3 times European champion, 5 times junior World champion, many times Grand Prix champion, many times Ukrainan champion. |
| Sports idol | Aleksandra Timoshenko - 1992 Olympic Champion, 1988 European Champion, also from Ukraine. |
| Spare time | Anna likes listening to music, reading books, going out with friends, going out shopping and going to the movies. |
| Favorite books | Energetic lively books, especially novels. |
| Favorite films | She has many favorite films, but doesn't like science fiction. |
| Favorite music | All kinds, mainly RnB. |
| Other sports she has done | Anna has not participated in any other sports, and has remained true to gymnastics all her life. |
| Sports she likes to watch | Figure Skating |
| How her friends would describe her | A good and considerate person, who's always ready to help, a good friend, and a strong person. |
| Mother | Viktoria Bessonova, former rhythmic gymnastics champion and coach. |
| Father | Vladimir Bessonov, football player. |
| Brother | Alexander Bessonov (24), plays some tennis and runs his own business. |
| The hardest part of gymnastics | The psychological gymnastics training. |
| Typical breakfast/lunch | Friuts, vegetables, any dairy products. |
| Typical dinner | Salads, sometimes meat. |
| Typical day | Anna's day starts at 8:00 with a dance lesson. At 10:00 she begins training, until 13:00 or 14:00 when she has lunch. At 16:00 she begins the second half of her training for the day and finishes between 18:00 and 20:00. |
| Weekly training | 35-40 hours. |
| If you had more time | "I can't imagine life without movement, I would always try to be active, be it through dance, gymnastics, or something of the sort." |
