Anna Knoroz

{{Short description|Russian hurdler (born 1970)}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalBronze|1994 Helsinki|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Anna Mikhaylovna Knoroz''' ({{langx|ru|Анна Михайловна Кнороз}}; née '''Chuprina'''; born 30 July 1970) is a retired Russian hurdler who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. She won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1994 European Championships, and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships (ran in heats only). She also competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

As a junior, she won the silver medal at the 1989 European Junior Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejw.htm|title=European Junior Championships (women)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> In her early senior career she had modest success in hurdling in global events. She competed at the 1991 World Championships, the 1993 World Championships, the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final.<ref name=bio>{{World Athletics||name=Anna Chuprina-Knoroz}}</ref><ref name=sref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kn/anna-knoroz-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215823/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kn/anna-knoroz-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Anna Knoroz|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref> She nonetheless won two major medals in her career. First, she ran in the heats on the Soviet team that eventually won the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1991/Women_4x400m_Relay.html |title=Women 4x400m Relay World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN) |publisher=Todor Krastev |accessdate=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016123602/http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1991/Women_4x400m_Relay.html |archivedate=16 October 2013 }}</ref> She also won the 400 metres hurdles bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecw.htm|title=European Championships (women)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref>

In somewhat lesser events, she won the bronze medal at the 1991 Summer Universiade,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgw.htm|title=World University Games (Universiade - Women)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/gg.htm|title=Goodwill Games|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> took the third place at the 1994 IAAF World Cup,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wp.htm|title=IAAF World Cup in Athletics|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> and finished sixth at the 1998 IAAF World Cup<ref name=bio/> and seventh at the 1998 European Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1998/Women_400m_Hurdles.html|title=Women 400m Hurdles European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> She became Soviet champion in 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/urs.htm|title=Soviet Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> and Russian champion in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/rus.htm|title=Russian Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref>

Her personal best time of 54.11 seconds, was achieved in July 1994 in Nice.<ref name="bio"/>

==International competitions== <small>''' All results regarding 400 metres hurdles'''</small> {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan=5|Representing {{URS}} |- |1989 |European Junior Championships |Varaždin, Yugoslavia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |56.70 |- |rowspan=2|1991 |Universiade |Sheffield, United Kingdom |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |56.74 |- |World Championships |Tokyo, Japan |13th (sf) |55.81 |- !colspan=5|Representing {{RUS}} |- |1993 |World Championships |Stuttgart, Germany |12th (sf) |55.12 |- |rowspan=3|1994 |Goodwill Games |Saint Petersburg, Russia |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |54.67 |- |European Championships |Helsinki, Finland |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |54.68 |- |World Cup |London, United Kingdom |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |56.63 |- |1996 |Olympic Games |Atlanta, United States |19th (h) |56.21 |- |1997 |World Championships |Athens, Greece |12th (sf) |55.28 |- |rowspan=2|1998 |European Championships |Budapest, Hungary |7th |55.47 |- |World Cup |Johannesburg, South Africa |6th |56.09 |- !colspan=5|<small>''' (#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf)'''</small> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Footer World Champions 4 x 400 m Women}} {{Russian Athletics Championships women's 400 metres hurdles champions}} {{authority control}}

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