Olga Anisimova

Olga Anisimova (Russian Ольга Викторовна Анисимова; *January 29, 1972) is a former Russian biathlete.

Olga Anisimova
Personal information
Full nameOlga Viktorovna Anisimova
Born(1972-01-29)January 29, 1972
Balakovo, USSR
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debutDecember 19, 1991
Retired2010
World Championships
Teams2 (2006, 2007)
World Cup
Seasons9 (1991/92, 1993/94, 1995/96, 2001/02, 2004/05–2008/09)
All victories2
Individual podiums1
All podiums5

Career

Anisimova started her career competing for the USSR at the Biathlon Youth and Junior World Championships between 1988 and 1991. Her Biathlon World Cup debut came during the 1991-92 Biathlon World Cup season in the individual in Hochfilzen, Austria. After taking a break due to a pregnancy, she came back to compete during the 1993-94 Biathlon World Cup season. However, she was out of the A-Team following the 1995-96 Biathlon World Cup season, making a comeback a decade later during the 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup season.

She made her way back into the Russian A-Team thanks to great results in the European Cup when she won the overall title during the 2005–06 season. At the 2004 Biathlon Open European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, she won a gold medal with the Russian relay.[1] Two years later in Arber, Germany, she won two silver medals in the sprint and pursuit.[2][3]

Her best ever result in the World Cup came during the 2007-08 Biathlon World Cup where, at the age of 35, she finished second in the Oberhof, Germany mass start, behind Magdalena Neuner.[4] Her best finish in the overall came a season earlier when she finished 21st.[5]

Anisimova wanted to end her career in 2007, after graduating. However, she made an incredible comeback and decided to prolong her career until 2010 when she ultimately retired after not being selected for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

World Championships
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
2006 Pokljuka N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 16th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 43rd — — — N/A 7th —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

References
  1. "Biathlon European Championships 2004 Minsk (BLR) Women 4x6km Relay – Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. "Biathlon European Championships 2006 Arber (GER) Women 7.5km Sprint – Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. "Biathlon European Championships 2006 Arber (GER) Women 10km Pursuit – Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. "2007–08 E.ON Ruhrgas Biathlon World Cup 4 Oberhof (GER) Women 12.5km Mass Stat – Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  5. "2006–07 Women's Overall World Cup". real biathlon. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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