Anna Anatolyevna Pavlova (Russian: А́нна Анато́льевна Па́влова; born September 6, 1987, in Orekhovo-Zuyevo) is a Russian-born artistic gymnast who later competed for Azerbaijan. Competing for Russia, she won two bronze medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Competing for Azerbaijan, she was the 2014 European silver medallist on vault. She was well known for her balletic style and clean technique.

Pavlova retired in 2015 at the age of 28.

Pavlova first emerged on the international gymnastics scene in 2000, winning a gold medal on the uneven bars at the Junior European Championships. Although she was too young to compete as a senior at the World Championships in 2001, she was allowed to participate in the Goodwill Games, where she earned a silver medal on the balance beam. In 2001 Pavlova won the junior women's nationals, which was her biggest accomplishment of her career so far. In 2002, still too young to compete internationally as a senior, Pavlova won the Russian National Championships and picked up four medals, including team, vault and all-around gold, at the Junior European Championships.

Pavlova competed at the 2003 World Championships during her first year as a senior gymnast, where the Russian team finished sixth. Pavlova herself did not earn an individual medal; she had qualified for the individual all-around and floor finals, but mistakes prevented her from placing among the top three.

In 2004, Pavlova competed in the European Championships team competition. She fell from the uneven bars, which she was a favorite to win, and didn't qualify for the all-around. Later that year, Pavlova claimed the Russian national title and made the Russian Olympic team.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Pavlova produced arguably her best performance to date. The Russian team fought their way back onto the medal podium, finishing third behind Romania and the United States. In the individual all-around, she placed fourth and missed the bronze medal by a fraction, 0.025 behind China's Zhang Nan. Still, Pavlova came back to win an individual bronze medal on the vault during the event finals, narrowly missing silver, whilst a mistake in beam finals cost her a medal and she finished fourth behind Romania's Alexandra Eremia. Her floor music at the Olympics was "Winter" by Bond.

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