Anastassiya Bannova (born 26 February 1989) is an
archer
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from
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. Bannova represented Kazakhstan at the
2008 Summer Olympics. She placed 35th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 628. In the first round of elimination, she faced 30th-ranked
Natalia Valeeva
Natalia Valeeva (born 15 November 1969 in Tîrnauca, Transnistria) is a naturalized Italian archer. She is a five-time Olympian and former world number one, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at the ...
of
Italy
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. Bannova was defeated by Valeeva, losing 105–107 in the 18-arrow match, failing to advance to the round of 32.
In 2012, she was nominated to participate in the women's individual competition at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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.
At the London Olympics, she was ranked 54th after the qualifying round, before losing in the first elimination round to
Aida Roman.
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1989 births
Living people
People from Oral, Kazakhstan
Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Kazakhstani female archers
Olympic archers of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani people of Russian descent
Archers at the 2006 Asian Games
Archers at the 2010 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan
21st-century Kazakhstani women
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