Anna Dogonadze

Anna Dogonadze, also recorded as Anna Dogonadze-Lilkendey, is a trampoline gymnast who won the individual women's Olympic title at the 2004 Athens Games. She was born on 15 February 1973 in Mtskheta in Georgia and moved to Germany in 1998, after which she represented Germany. She took part in four consecutive Olympic Games, from Sydney in 2000 to London in 2012, finishing eighth at both Sydney and Beijing and reaching the top of the podium in Athens, which was the highlight of her career. At the World Championships she added an individual gold medal in 2001 and synchronized gold medals in 1998 and 2011, and she won the European title four times. Away from competition she trained as a sports teacher and coach, received the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany's highest sports award, and worked for her home club MTV Bad Kreuznach.