Anna Sergeyevna Chernysheva (russian: Анна Сергеевна Чернышева; born 29 September 2001) is a Russian

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ka. She won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event at the

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held in Poreč, Croatia. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55kg event at the

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held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Career

Chernysheva took up karate in 2010, and in 2018 won the silver medal in the girls' 59kg event at the

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held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to compete at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. At the Olympics, she tested positive for

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, and hence withdrew from the competition.

Achievements

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