Anna Kalmykova

Anna Kalmykova
Анна Калмыкова
Full nameAnna Dmitriyevna Kalmykova
Born (2008-08-22) 22 August 2008
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Russia Russia
(2021–present)
Medal record
Representing  Russia & Individual Neutral Athletes AIN
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 ZagrebTeam
Silver medal – second place2026 ZagrebAll-around
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 3 1 0

Anna Dmitriyevna Kalmykova (Russian: Анна Дмитриевна Калмыкова; born 22 August 2008)[1] is a Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2026 Russian national champion.

Gymnastics career

2020–2022

Kalmykova won the bronze medal in the junior all-around at the 2020 WOGA Classic, behind Skye Blakely and Mana Okamura.[2] She won the all-around competition at the 2021 Russian Junior Championships in the Candidate Master of Sport category.[3] At the 2022 Russian Championships, she placed sixth in the junior all-around and won the balance beam title.[4]

2024

Kalmykova became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2024. She won a gold medal with the Moscow team at the 2024 Russian Championships,[5] but she withdrew from the all-around final due to a leg injury on her uneven bars dismount.[6] She returned to competition at the 2024 BRICS Games, she won the all-around silver medal, behind Leila Vasileva.[7] She then won the gold medals in both the vault and floor exercise finals.[8] In August, she won the all-around title at the Russian Cup.[9] She also won gold medals in the vault and balance beam finals.[10] She won another all-around competition at the 2024 Voronin Cup.[11] Additionally, she won a gold medal on the balance beam and bronze medals on vault and uneven bars.[12]

2025

Kalmykova was granted status as an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) in March 2025.[13] She won gold medals in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise at the 2025 Russian Cup.[14][15] At the 2025 Russian Championships, she won gold medals on the vault and balance beam and a silver medal on the floor exercise.[16] She was then selected to compete at the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships. In the qualification round, she competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise.[17] She qualified for and competed in the vault final, ultimately finishing in sixth place.[18]

2026

Kalmykova began 2026 competing at the World Cups in Cottbus and Baku, winning gold on vault and floor exercise at the former and gold on vault and silver on floor exercise at the latter. At the 2026 Russian Cup she won the all-around and placed top three on all four apparatuses.[19]

She was selected to compete at the 2026 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia alongside Angelina Melnikova, Liudmila Roshchina, Viktoria Listunova, and Elizaveta Us.[20] However, a week before the start of the competition, the Croatian government denied visas for Kalmykova as well as Melnikova and Listunova, preventing them from competing.[21] Days later, after the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs worked with the Croatian Gymnastics Union as well as European Gymnastics, Melnikova and Kalmykova were granted visas; Listunova's visa was still denied and she was replaced with Alyona Glotova.[22] On the first day of competition, Kalmykova won the silver medal in the all-around behind Melnikova.[23] During event finals, Kalymova placed fifth on vault and uneven bars and seventh on balance beam.[24] On the final day of competition, she helped the Russian team win gold.[25]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Anna Kalmykova
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2019 Reykjavik International Games1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
WOGA Classic12
2020 WOGA Classic3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Russian Junior Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Spartakiade5
2022 Russian Championships62nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)4
2023 Russian Cup86
Kazan Friendly1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Russian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)76
Russian Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Voronin Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 Gymnastics Legends2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russian Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)63rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Strongest Athletes Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Russian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsN/a6
2026 Cottbus World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Baku World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)
Russian Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Russian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)557

References

  1. ↑ "Калмыкова Анна Дмитриевна" [Kalmykova, Anna Dmitrievna]. Russian Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (4 February 2020). "2020 WOGA Classic Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (8 April 2021). "2021 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (6 April 2022). "2022 Russian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Сборная Москвы победила в женских командных соревнованиях на ЧР по спортивной гимнастике" [The Moscow team won the women's team competition at the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships]. Match TV (in Russian). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Калмыкова снялась с чемпионата России по гимнастике из-за травмы" [Kalmykova withdrew from the Russian Gymnastics Championships due to injury]. Sport24 (in Russian). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Россиянка Васильева победила в индивидуальном многоборье на Играх БРИКС" [Russian Vasilyeva won the individual all-around at the BRICS Games]. RIA Novosti. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Гимнастка Калмыкова завоевала золотую медаль в опорном прыжке на Играх БРИКС". Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia (in Russian). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Калмыкова победила в многоборье на Кубке России по спортивной гимнастике" [Kalmykova won the all-around competition at the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Cup]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (6 August 2024). "2024 Russian Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Гимнастка Калмыкова выиграла многоборье на Кубке Воронина" [Gymnast Kalmykova won the all-around competition at the Voronin Cup]. Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia (in Russian). 7 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (9 December 2024). "2024 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Menocal Pareja, Marcos (7 March 2025). "Melnikova leads 'neutral' Russian gymnasts". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Калмыкова стала победительницей Кубка России в индивидуальном многоборье" [Kalmykova won the Russian Cup in the individual all-around]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Калмыкова завоевала золото и бронзу в заключительный день Кубка России" [Kalmykova won gold and bronze on the final day of the Russian Cup]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 27 April 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (4 October 2025). "2025 Russian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships (Women's Qualifications - Start List)". gym.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Kalmykova Anna - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "2026 Russian Cup Results". The Gymternet. 27 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Мельникова и Листунова снова в одной сборной. Олимпийские чемпионки выступят на ЧЕ в Хорватии" [Melnikova and Listunova are back on the same team. The Olympic champions will compete at the European Championships in Croatia]. Sport Express (in Russian). 16 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "ФГР прокомментировала отказ Хорватии в визах российским гимнасткам" [The Russian Gymnasts' Federation (FGR) commented on Croatia's denial of visas to Russian gymnasts]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 7 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Хорватия пересмотрела отказ в визе для российской гимнастки Мельниковой" [Croatia has reconsidered its visa denial for Russian gymnast Melnikova]. RBK Group (in Russian). 10 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "A golden start for Melnikova in Zagreb". European Gymnastics. 13 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "2026 European Gymnastics Championships: Schedule, final results, scores, and medals - full list". International Olympic Committee. 16 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "European Gymnastics Championships 2026: WG2 wins women's team title in Zagreb with Italy second and France third". International Olympic Committee. 16 August 2026.
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