Anna Dogonadze
German trampoline gymnast
Anna Dogonadze
Dogonadze in Hamburg, 2012
Personal information
Full nameAnna Aleksandre Dogonadze
Alternative name(s)Anna Dogonadze-Lilkendey
Born (1973-02-15) 15 February 1973 (age 52)
Mtskheta, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Country
represented		 Germany
Former countries represented Soviet Union
Georgia (country) Georgia
ClubMTV Kreuznach
Medal record
Women's trampoline gymnastics
World Championships
Representing Soviet Union Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1990 Essen Team
Representing Georgia (country) Georgia
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Lahti Individual
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 1993 Frankfurt Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Frankfurt Individual
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Individual
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Duisburg Synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sydney Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2001 Odense Individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Birmingham Synchro
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sun City Synchro
Silver medal – second place 2001 Odense Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Odense Synchro
Silver medal – second place 2010 Metz Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sydney Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sun City Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Hannover Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Hannover Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Eindhoven Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Eindhoven Synchro
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2000 Dessau Synchro
Silver medal – second place 2006 Birmingham Individual
Silver medal – second place 2006 Birmingham Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Dessau Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Alger Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Alger Synchro

Anna Aleksandre Dogonadze (Georgian: ანა დოღონაძე; born 15 February 1973) is a Georgian-born trampoline gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union, Georgia, and Germany. She is the 2004 Olympic champion in individual trampoline, and she also competed at the 2000, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is also a four-time World champion and a World Games champion.

Gymnastics career

Dogonadze won a gold medal with the Soviet team at the 1990 World Championships, and she placed sixth in the individual events.[1] She began competing for Georgia after the country's independence and won a gold medal in the synchro event at the 1993 World Cup Final.[2] At the 1997 World Games, she won a bronze medal in the individual event.[3]

Dogonadze moved to Germany in 1998 and became a German citizen following her marriage to her former coach, Axel Lilkendey.[4][5][6] At the 1998 World Championships, she won a gold medal in the synchro event alongside Tina Ludwig. Additionally, she won the individual bronze medal, behind Irina Karavayeva and Oxana Tsyhuleva.[7] She also finished third to Karavayeva and Tsyhuleva at the 1999 World Championships, and she won a silver medal in the synchro event.[8]

Dogonadze competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to include trampoline.[9] She qualified for the individual final in first place after winning the execution-score tiebreaker over the reigning World champion, Irina Karavayeva. She became sick before the final and placed last after falling off the trampoline.[10][11] At the 2001 World Championships, she won her first individual world title and also won silver medals in the team and synchro competitions.[12]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Dogonadze won the gold medal ahead of the reigning World champion, Karen Cockburn, thanks to a higher execution score.[11][13][14] She won a gold medal in the synchro competition at the 2005 World Games alongside Jessica Simon.[3] She won the individual title at the 2007 German Championships.[15]

Dogonadze missed the beginning of the 2008 season due to a herniated disc.[16] She advanced into the individual final at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but she fell in the final and placed last.[17] At the 2010 Salzgitter World Cup, she placed seventh in the individual final, but she won the silver medal in the synchro event with Carina Baumgärtner.[18]

Dogonadze placed sixth in the individual final at the 2011 World Championships and earned a berth to the 2012 Summer Olympics.[19] Additionally, she won a gold medal with Simon in the synchro competition, Germany's first World synchro title since 1998.[20] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the age of 39, but she did not advance into the final after placing 10th in the qualifications.[21]

Personal life

Dogonadze lived in Bad Kreuznach while representing Germany. She has one daughter.[5] She has worked as a coach at the club she trained at– MTV Kreuznach.[4] She was an ambassador for the 2019 World Championships,[22] and she is an integration ambassador for the German Olympic Sports Confederation.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Championships, 11-13 October 1990, Essen (GER)" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Trampoline World Cup Women: Synchro". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Results of The World Games: Anna Dogonadze". World Games. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Anna Dogonadze-Lilkendey". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Altius: Anna Dogonadze, GER". World Games. 15 March 2005. Archived from the original on 14 July 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2006.
  6. ^ a b "Sport als Chance zur Integration" [Sport as an opportunity for integration]. German Olympic Sports Confederation. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  7. ^ "World Championships, 09-11 October 1998, Sydney (AUS)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. ^ "World Championships, 24–26 September 1999, Sun City (RSA)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's Trampoline: Love of sport leads to longevity". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  10. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics Trampolining Individual, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Olympic lookback: Athens, 2004". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  12. ^ "2001 Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  13. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics Trampolining Individual, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Dogonadze Reclaims Gold She Missed In 2000". USA Gymnastics. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Deutsche Trampolin-Meisterschaften 2007" [German Trampoline Championships 2007]. Gym Media (in German). 2 June 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Nominierungen für Trampolin-EM stehen fest" [Nominations for the European Trampoline Championships are finalized]. German Gymnastics Federation (in German). 17 April 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  17. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics Trampolining Individual, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Trampolin-Weltcup-Abschluss 2010 in Deutschland" [2010 Trampoline World Cup finale in Germany]. Gym Media (in German). 9 October 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Trampolin: Anna Dogonadze löst Olympia-Ticket" [Trampoline: Anna Dogonadze gets her ticket to the Olympics]. Weser Kurier (in German). 13 April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  20. ^ "3. Tag: Synchron-Gold an Anna Dogonadze und Jessica Simon Chinesischer Doppelsieg der Herren auf dem Trampolin" [Day 3: Synchronized gold for Anna Dogonadze and Jessica Simon Chinese double victory for the men on the trampoline]. Gym Media (in German). 19 November 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  21. ^ "2012 Summer Olympics Trampolining Individual, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Anna Dogonadze, female Trampoline Ambassador: "The Olympic spirit still inspires me"". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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