Anastasia Russkikh

Anastasia Russkikh
Russkikh at the Yonex Open Japan 2009
Personal information
BornAnastasia Vladimirovna Russkikh
(1983-05-20) 20 May 1983
Gatchina, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking3 (WD, 2 December 2010)
29 (XD, 21 January 2010)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Russia
European Championships
2010 Manchester Women's doubles
European Junior Championships
1999 Glasgow Mixed team
1999 Glasgow Mixed doubles
2001 Spała Girls' doubles
2001 Spała Mixed team

Anastasia Vladimirovna Russkikh (Russian: Анастасия Владимировна Русских; born 20 May 1983) is an international badminton player from Gatchina, Russia. She entered her first tournament at age 9 in Sweden and finished in third place. She began playing professionally with her local Gatchina Badminton Club as well as a larger Danish club in Skaelskor, Denmark. In 2010, she played for the Vendsyssel Elite Badminton club. Russkikh is one of Russia's top badminton players, and is a high-ranking competitor in women's and mixed-doubles competitions. Together with her partner in women's doubles, Petya Nedelcheva from Bulgaria, she won the silver medal at the 2010 European Championships.