Anastasiya Igorevna Chernova (Russian: Анастасия Игоревна Чернова; born 23 November 1981) is a Russian former sailor, who specialized in the Laser Radial class.[1] A two-time national champion, she represented her country Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing outside the top 25 in her signature fleet.[2] Serving as a member of the sailing roster at ShVSM Samara, Chernova trained throughout her competitive sporting career under the tutelage of her father Igor Maletin. Currently, she is the head coach of the country's youth sailing squad.[3]

Anastasiya Chernova
Personal information
Full nameAnastasiya Igorevna Chernova
Nationality Russia
Born (1981-11-23) 23 November 1981 (age 42)
Togliatti, Samara Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sailing career
ClassDinghy
ClubShVSM
CoachIgor Maletin

Chernova competed for the Russian sailing squad in the inaugural Laser Radial class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Building up to her Olympic selection, she formally accepted a berth forfeited by the Netherlands, as the next highest-ranked sailor vying for qualification, based on the results at the Worlds five months earlier in Auckland, New Zealand.[4] Chernova started the race series comfortably with a top-ten mark but slowly faded down her stretch towards the sterns of the fleet on the last leg, ending her in the penultimate position out of 28 entrants with 168 net points. Furthermore, Chernova's overall score spared her from the rear end of the field by a massive 34-point edge over Norway's Cathrine Gjerpen.[2][5]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anastasiya Chernova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Пекин-2008: Золото в классе "Лазер Радиал" уезжает в США [Beijing 2008: USA wins gold in the Laset Radial class]. sportbox.ru (in Russian). Sportbox Russia. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Candidates Ready For 2014 ISAF Training Scholarship". World Sailing. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ Тольяттинская яхтсменка упустила путевку В Пекин [Togliatti sailor missed a ticket to Beijing]. samru.ru (in Russian). 3 April 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Beijing 2008: Women's Laser Radial Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

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