Anna Kharitonova

Who is Anna Kharitonova?

Anna Igoryevna Kharitonova is a Russian judoka, who played for the half-lightweight category. She is a multiple-time Russian judo champion and a two-time gold medalist for her division at the European Junior Judo Championships.

Kharitonova represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's half-lightweight class. She received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out by a waza-ari awasete ippon and a kata guruma to Portugal's Telma Monteiro.