Anna Dogonadze ( ka, ანა დოღონაძე; born February 15, 1973) is a

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origin who won a gold medal in the event of

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at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was born on 15 February 1973 in Mtskheta,

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, (present day

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). Prior to Georgian independence, she competed for the Soviet Union, and afterwards represented Georgia in international competition. Dogonadze became a German citizen after marrying a German national. They live in Bad Kreuznach,

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, with their daughter Mariam. By profession, Dogonadze is a teacher. Dogonadze's career highlight was her Olympic win in 2004, which followed a disastrous final in the Sydney Olympics four years earlier. She was the oldest finalist in her event at the 2004 Athens games, at age 31; the oldest competing in her event at the 2008 Beijing Games, at 35 years old; and oldest in her event at the 2012 London games, at 39 years old.

Career achievements

* Winner in synchronized trampolining,

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, with Jessica Simon * Olympic gold medal, 2004 * World Champion 1998, 2001 * European Masters 1997, 1998, 2000 * German Masters 2000, 2001 * German Synchronised Masters 2001

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* * * * * * 1973 births Living people German female trampolinists Olympic gymnasts of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Games gold medalists World Games bronze medalists Competitors at the 1997 World Games Competitors at the 2001 World Games Medalists at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships German people of Georgian descent People from Mtskheta Female trampolinists from Georgia (country) 21st-century German women {{Trampolining-bio-stub