Anna Bashta Explained
| Anna Bashta |
| Fullname: | Anna Vitalievna Bashta |
| Nationality: | Russian (until 2018)
Azerbaijani (from 2018) |
| Sport: | Fencing |
| Birth Date: | 1996 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Togliatti, Russia |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Country: |  Azerbaijan |
Anna Vitalievna Bashta (Anna Vitalyevna Başta, Анна Витальевна Башта, born 10 July 1996 in Togliatti) is a Russian-born Azerbaijani fencer. She won the silver medal in the women's sabre event at the 2022 World Fencing Championships held in Cairo, Egypt.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's sabre.[2] [3] She has been ranked #1 in the world in women's sabre in 2022.
Career
She won one gold medal and one silver at the 2015 Summer Universiade. She represented Russia until 2018; in 2019 she switched nationality and began competing for Azerbaijan.
Bashta claimed a spot in the sabre events as the winner of Zonal Qualifier – Europe which was held in Madrid, Spain. She beat Anna Limbach of Germany in the final 15-13 to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
She won the gold medal in the women's sabre event at the 2022 European Fencing Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.[5]
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Notes and References
- News: Houston . Michael . 20 July 2022 . Emura and Lefort victorious at Fencing World Championships . . 21 July 2022 . 20 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720223412/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125953/fencing-world-championships-emura-lefort . live.
- Web site: Fencing: BASHTA Anna . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 16 October 2021 . 31 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210731142511/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1337029-bashta-anna.htm . dead.
- Web site: Fencing Results Book . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 24 June 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210807055754/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/FEN/OG2020-_FEN_B99_FEN-------------------------------.pdf . 7 August 2021.
- Web site: Fencing Zonal Qualifying Event for Europe Finishes in Madrid . FIE.org . . 29 April 2021 . 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429200534/https://fie.org/articles/1065 . live.
- News: Lloyd . Owen . 19 June 2022 . Borel and Bashta bag gold medals at European Fencing Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 19 June 2022 . 19 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220619193449/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1124674/fencing-european-championships . live.
