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| Anna Beskova | |||||
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| Nationality | Russian | ||||
| Born | 22 July 1986 | ||||
| Height | 192 cm (76 in) | ||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||
| Block | 300 cm (118 in) | ||||
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| Number | 5 (national team) | ||||
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Anna Beskova (born 22 July 1986) is a Russian female volleyball player. She was part of the Russia women's national volleyball team.
She participated in the 2004 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. On club level she played for Uralochka, RUS in 2004. [1]
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