Anna Iljuštšenko (born 12 October 1985 in Sillamäe) is an Estonian high jumper.
Biography She finished ninth at the 2007 Summer Universiade with a jump of 1.80 metres. She competed at the 2004 World Junior Championships (result 1.75 m), the 2006 European Championships (result 1.87 m), the 2008 Olympic Games (result 1.89 m), the 2009 European Indoor Championships (result 1.85 m), the 2009 World Championships (result 1.89 m) and the 2010 World Indoor Championships (result 1.89 m) and 2011 European Indoor Championships (result 1.89 m) without reaching the final round. On several of these and the other occasions where she failed to reach the finals, she missed out due to countback.
She reached the final of the 2011 World Championships, finishing in 12th place with a jump of 1.89 m, and also the final of the 2010 European Championships, finishing in 11th place with a jump of 1.85 m.
Following that however, she failed to reach the final in the 2012 World Indoor Championships (result 1.88 m), the 2012 Summer Olympics (result 1.90 m), the 2012 European Championships (result 1.87 m), the 2013 World Championships (result 1.88 m) and the 2014 World Indoor Championships (result 1.88 m).
She reached the final of the 2013 European Indoor Championships, narrowly missing out on a medal and finishing in 4th place with a jump of 1.92 m.
Her personal best jump is 1.96 metres, achieved on 9 August 2011 in Viljandi, Estonia (national record). Her indoor best is 1.94, achieved on 2 February 2013 in Arnstadt, Germany (national record). Her trainer for a long time was Martin Kutman.
Competition record Representing 2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy15th1.75 m2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany11th1.70 m2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden20th (q)1.87 m2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary13th (q)1.81 mUniversiadeBangkok, Thailand9th1.80 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China21st (q)1.89 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTorino, Italy10th (q)1.85 mUniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia5th1.88 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany17th (q)1.89 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar10th (q)1.89 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain11th1.85 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France13th (q)1.89 mUniversiadeShenzhen, China3rd1.94 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea11th1.89 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey12th (q)1.88 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland13th (q)1.87 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom15th (q)1.90 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th1.92 mUniversiadeKazan, Russia3rd1.94 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia16th (q)1.88 m2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland15th (q)1.88 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands23rd (q)1.80 m
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