Anna Tkach (russian: Анна Ткач; born 17 April 1975) is a retired Russian-born Israeli sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. Tkach is Jewish, and was a Russian citizen until 2003 when she changed nationality to Israel. She competed for her new country in the

at the 2003 World Championships, reaching the semi-final. She also competed in the

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. Her personal best times were 11.45 seconds in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

, achieved in June 1999 in Moscow; 23.07 seconds in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

, achieved in June 1999 in Moscow; and 50.67 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in July 2000 in

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. She also holds the current Israeli record in the 400 metres at 52.06.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tkach, Anna 1975 births Living people Russian female sprinters Israeli female sprinters Russian emigrants to Israel Russian Jews Israeli Jews Jewish female athletes (track and field) Russian people of Israeli descent Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Russia

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