Anna Zhigalova

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Anna Poliakova
Personal information
Birth nameAnna Zhigalova
Full nameПолякова Анна Сергеевна
NationalityFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Born (1981-12-10) 10 December 1981 (age 42)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Izhevsk, Udmurt, USSR
Years active2003–Present
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight165 kg (364 lb) [2]
Sport
Sport Sumo
Medal record
Women's Sumo
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Sumo World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgWan Chai 2012Heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgKaohsiung 2014Openweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgUlaanbaatar 2013Openweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgTaoyuan 2018Openweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgOsaka 2019Heavyweight
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Cali 2013 Heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Cali 2013 Openweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Wrocław 2017 Heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Wrocław 2017 Openweight
World Combat Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg St. Petersburg 2013 Heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg St. Petersburg 2013 Openweight

Anna Poliakova (maiden name Anna Zhigalova) [1] [3] [4] is a Russian amateur sumo wrestler. She has won gold medals in both the heavyweight and openweight categories in the 2009, 2013 and 2017 World Games. [1] She has also won seven golds at the Sumo World Championships. In 2018 she was nominated for the World Games Athlete of the Year award. [1]

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Biography

She was born in Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic. [5]

She played volleyball from the age of six to twelve, [5] and handball between from thirteen to twenty-one. [3] She is a graduate from Udmurt State University. [5] She has experience working as a swimming instructor in kindergarten. [3] She began Sumo training at September 2003. [5]

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References

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