Anna Kotchneva

{{Short description|Soviet rhythmic gymnast (born 1970)}}

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| name = Anna Kotchneva-Liukin

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| birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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| discipline = RG

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| headcoach = Natalia Karpushenko

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Anna Kotchneva ({{langx|ru|Анна Кочнева}}) (born January 25, 1970) is a former Russian rhythmic gymnast.

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.

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