Anna Nifontova

Belarus

Sport	Speed Skating
NOC	Belarus
Born	17 Oct 1999 in Minsk
Gender	Women

Residence	Minsk, BLR
Languages	Russian
Occupation	Athlete
Family	Husband Yahor Damaratski

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	37.56	04 Dec 2021	Salt Lake City, UT
	1000m	1:14.92	04 Dec 2021	Salt Lake City, UT
	1500m	2:03.04	30 Mar 2024	Kolomna
	3000m	5:00.42	04 Mar 2017	Heerenveen
	5000m	9:05.20	24 Dec 2017	Minsk

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
European Single Distances Championships	Event
European Single Distances Championships
	Team Sprint	1

General Interest

Awards and honours

She and fellow speed skater Ignat Golovatsiuk were flag bearers for Belarus at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (belarus.kp.ru, 15 Jul 2022)

She received the 2020/21 Female Speed Skater of the Year and Breakthrough of the Year awards from the Skating Union of Belarus. (skating.by, 10 Apr 2021)

She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2021)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach

Sergey Minin [national], BLR; Sergey Ilyutik [personal], BLR, from 2012

General Interest

Nicknames

Anya (VK profile, 24 Oct 2022)

Social Media

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010879069295

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement

Placing fourth in the 500m at the 2021 World Cup event in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2021)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

Her parents enrolled her in the sport. "I always liked ice. I began skating from age three on figure skates but I liked speed more."

General Interest

Most influential person in career

Coach Sergey Ilyutik. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2021)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She took up the sport at age seven in Minsk, Belarus.

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto	"Do not be lazy, do more, and it will pay off." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)
Other sports	She has competed in track cycling at national level in Belarus. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2021; minsknews.by, 13 Oct 2020)
Injuries	She withdrew from the 1000m event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing due to a torn meniscus in her knee. (belarus.kp.ru, 15 Jul 2022; olympics.com, 17 Feb 2022)
Famous relatives	Her husband Yahor Damaratski has also represented Belarus in speed skating. He competed at the 2022 European Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (belarus.kp.ru, 15 Jul 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Oct 2022)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	2
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	4
	2020/2021	European Sprint Championships	Overall	7
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	500m	7
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	500m	9
	2018/2019	European Sprint Championships	Overall	13
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	1000m	13
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	500m	13
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	1000m	13
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	15
	2022	Olympic Games	500m	19
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	500m	22
	2019/2020	World Sprint Championships	Overall	22
	2018/2019	World Sprint Championships	Overall	24

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	500m	6
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	1000m	15
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	500m	19
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	30
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	34
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	42
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	43
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1000m	48