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Anna Nifontova

Belarus

SportSpeed Skating
NOCBelarus
Born17 Oct 1999 in  Minsk
GenderWomen
ResidenceMinsk, BLR
LanguagesRussian
OccupationAthlete
FamilyHusband Yahor Damaratski
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 37.56 04 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:14.92 04 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 2:03.78 13 Oct 2019 Inzell  
    3000m 5:00.42 04 Mar 2017 Heerenveen  
    5000m 9:05.20 24 Dec 2017 Minsk  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
European Single Distances Championships
Event  
European Single Distances Championships
    Team Sprint   1    
General Interest
General Interest
Awards and honoursShe and fellow speed skater Ignat Golovatsiuk were flag bearers for Belarus at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (belarus.kp.ru, 15 Jul 2022)

She received the 2020/21 Female Speed Skater of the Year and Breakthrough of the Year awards from the Skating Union of Belarus. (skating.by, 10 Apr 2021)

She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2021)
 
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachSergey Minin [national], BLR; Sergey Ilyutik [personal], BLR, from 2012  
General Interest
General Interest
NicknamesAnya (VK profile, 24 Oct 2022)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010879069295  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementPlacing fourth in the 500m at the 2021 World Cup event in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2021)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHer parents enrolled her in the sport. "I always liked ice. I began skating from age three on figure skates but I liked speed more."  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerCoach Sergey Ilyutik. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2021)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She took up the sport at age seven in Minsk, Belarus.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"Do not be lazy, do more, and it will pay off." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)  
Other sportsShe has competed in track cycling at national level in Belarus. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2021; minsknews.by, 13 Oct 2020)  
InjuriesShe withdrew from the 1000m event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing due to a torn meniscus in her knee. (belarus.kp.ru, 15 Jul 2022; olympics.com, 17 Feb 2022)  
Famous relativesHer husband Yahor Damaratski has also represented Belarus in speed skating. He competed at the 2022 European Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (belarus.kp.ru, 15 Jul 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Oct 2022)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships Team Sprint2  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships Team Sprint4  
    2020/2021 European Sprint Championships Overall7  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships 500m7  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 500m9  
    2018/2019 European Sprint Championships Overall13  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 1000m13  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 500m13  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships 1000m13  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 1000m15  
    2022 Olympic Games 500m19  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 500m22  
    2019/2020 World Sprint Championships Overall22  
    2018/2019 World Sprint Championships Overall24  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 500m6  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 1000m15  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 500m19  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 500m30  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m34  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m42  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 500m43  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m48