Anna Kharitonova
Olympic judoka
- Born
- 12 March 1985, Moscow
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Sport
- sambo, judo
- Occupation
- judoka, sambo fighter
- Height
- 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- 52 kg (115 lb)
Anna Igoryevna Kharitonova (Russian: Анна Игоревна Харитонова; born March 12, 1985) is a Russian judoka, who played for the half-lightweight category. She is a multiple-time Russian judo champion and a two-time gold medalist for her division at the European Junior Judo Championships (2006 in Moscow and 2007 in Salzburg, Austria).
Kharitonova represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's half-lightweight class (52 kg). She received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out by a waza-ari awasete ippon (two full points) and a kata guruma (shoulder wheel) to Portugal's Telma Monteiro.
Competitions
Awards and honours
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q4767155 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.