Anastasia Vasina
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Personal information | |
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Native name | Анастасия Васина |
Nationality | Russian |
Born | Serpukhov, Russian Federation | 18 December 1987
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | Russia |
Sport | Beach volleyball |
Anastasia Vasina (Template:Lang-ru; born 18 December 1987)[2] is a Russian beach volleyball player. As of 2012, she plays with Anna Vozakova. They have competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. They are the first representatives of Russia in Beach Volleyball competing in the Olympics. In the first round of the games, the Russians pulled an upset against the match favorites Xue Chen and Zhang Xi from China.[3][4] and qualified to the next round as first in their group but were eliminated by the Austrian team in the round of 16.
References
- ^ "Anastasia Vasina". Bvbinfo.com. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ "Anastasia Vasina". London2012.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ "Russia shock China in Olympic beach volleyball opener". Reuters. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ Jon Ackerman (28 Jul 2012). "Russian women upset China to open Olympics". NBC. Retrieved 28 July 2012.