Ana Maria Filip (born Ana Maria Căta-Chițiga; 20 June 1989) is a

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professional

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player who plays as a center for

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and the French national team. She participated at the

2014 FIBA World Championship The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. ...

and at the

2015 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...

. In June 2019, she was selected in the French 3x3 team that finished third in the world championship, and then was European champion. She was named best player of this competition. She qualified for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

Achievements

* LFB: **''Winner'': 2008, 2009 *Coupe de France: **''Winner'': 2008, 2009, 2013 *Tournoi de la Fédération: **''Winner'': 2008

Personal life

She's the daughter of two former Romanian international players, Camelia Filip (

) and Marius Căta-Chițiga (

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cata-Chitiga, Ana 1989 births Living people Basketball players from Bucharest French women's basketball players Romanian women's basketball players Centers (basketball) Place of birth missing (living people) Romanian emigrants to France Naturalized citizens of France 3x3 basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic 3x3 basketball players for France French women's 3x3 basketball players