Anna Baranova

Anna Baranova
Born3 March
Belarus
CitizenshipBelarusian and Spanish
Occupation(s)Coach of the Spanish Rhythmic Gymnastics' group 2004–2008 / 2011–2020
Coach of the French Rhythmic Gymnastics' group 2020–present
Awards

Anna Baranova (born 3 March[when?]) is a rhythmic gymnastics coach, former Spanish national coach and current coach of the French national team. She has held the position of coach of the Spanish group in two stages: the first from 2004 to 2008, and the second from 2011 to 2020. In both she had the help as a coach of Sara Bayon. In this period the Spanish team, known as the Equipaso, has won silver at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016, became double world champion in 10 clubs (Kyiv 2013 and Izmir 2014), won world All-Around bronze in 2015 in Stuttgart and finished in 4th place at the 2012 London Olympics.

On June 5, 2015, she was granted Spanish nationality by naturalisation.[1] In 2016 she was awarded with the Bronze Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit.[2]

  1. ^ MARCA.com (2015-06-05). "Anna Baranova ya tiene la nacionalidad española". MARCA.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  2. ^ "La ROMD reconoce los méritos de todos los medallistas Olímpicos y Paralímpicos de los Juegos de Río 2016 — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes". 2017-03-31. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2022-07-18.