Anna Dogonadze

Anna Dogonadze (Georgian: ანა დოღონაძე; born February 15, 1973) is a German trampoline gymnast of Georgian origin who won a gold medal in the event of trampolining at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Anna Dogonadze Анна Догонадэе
Dogonadze in Hamburg, 2012
Personal information
Born	(1973-02-15) February 15, 1973 (age 52) Mtskheta, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Trampoline gymnastics
Country represented	Germany
Former countries represented	Soviet Union Georgia
Medal record Women's trampoline gymnastics World Championships Representing Soviet Union 1990 Essen Team Representing Georgia World Cup Final 1993 Frankfurt Synchro 1993 Frankfurt Individual World Games 1997 Lahti Individual Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2004 Athens Individual World Cup Final 2000 Dessau Synchro 2006 Birmingham Individual 2006 Birmingham Synchro 2000 Dessau Individual 2004 Alger Individual 2004 Alger Synchro World Championships 1998 Sydney Synchro 2001 Odense Individual 2011 Birmingham Synchro 1999 Sun City Synchro 2001 Odense Team 2001 Odense Synchro 2010 Metz Synchro 1998 Sydney Individual 1999 Sun City Individual 2003 Hannover Individual 2003 Hannover Synchro 2005 Eindhoven Individual 2005 Eindhoven Synchro World Games 2001 Akita Synchro

She was born on 15 February 1973 in Mtskheta, Georgian SSR, (present day Georgia). Prior to Georgian independence, she competed for the Soviet Union, and afterwards represented Georgia in international competition. Dogonadze became a German citizen after marrying a German national. They live in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, with their daughter Mariam. By profession, Dogonadze is a teacher.

Dogonadze's career highlight was her Olympic win in 2004, which followed a disastrous final in the Sydney Olympics four years earlier. She was the oldest finalist in her event at the 2004 Athens games, at age 31; the oldest competing in her event at the 2008 Beijing Games, at 35 years old; and oldest in her event at the 2012 London games, at 39 years old.

Career achievements

• Winner in synchronized trampolining, World Games 2005, with Jessica Simon
• Olympic gold medal, 2004
• World Champion 1998, 2001
• European Masters 1997, 1998, 2000
• German Masters 2000, 2001
• German Synchronised Masters 2001

See also

• Nationality changes in gymnastics