Anna Kotchneva

Anna Kotchneva (Russian: Анна Кочнева) (born January 25, 1970) is a former Russian rhythmic gymnast.

Anna Kotchneva-Liukin
Kotchneva in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1970-01-25) January 25, 1970 (age 55) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Spouse	Valeri Liukin ​ (m. 1988)​
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Former countries represented	Soviet Union
Head coach(es)	Natalia Karpushenko
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union World Championships 1987 Varna Clubs 1987 Varna Rope 1987 Varna Hoop

Career

Kotchneva is the 1987 World Champion in clubs, (tied with Bianka Panova), the 1987 World bronze medalist in the hoop, and the 1987 World co-bronze medalist in the rope with Marina Lobatch.

Kotchneva is married to former artistic gymnast and Olympic gold medallist, Valeri Liukin. Their daughter, Nastia Liukin, is a retired United States artistic gymnast who won 5 medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, including the all-around gold.