Polina Kuznetsova
Appearance
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![]() Kuznetsova at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Polina Viktorovna Kuznetsova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Shopokov, Kyrgyzstan | 10 June 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Left wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | Rostov-Don | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Dinamo Volgograd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Rostov-Don | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Handball Club Lada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Zvezda Zvenigorod | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | HC Astrakhanochka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | HC Kuban Krasnodar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | HC Vardar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Rostov-Don | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2021 | Russia | 157 | (419) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Polina Viktorovna Kuznetsova (Russian: Полина Викторовна Кузнецова, IPA: [pɐˈlʲinə kʊzʲnʲɪˈtsovə], née Vyakhireva; born 10 June 1987) is a Russian handball player for Rostov-Don and formerly the Russian national team.[1] She won gold medals with the Russian national team at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2005 and 2007 world championships, and was included into the 2007 championship's All-Star Team.[2][3] She retired from the national team, in August 2021.[4]
She competes internationally alongside her sister Anna Vyakhireva.[citation needed]
Individual awards
[edit]- All-Star Left Wing of the World Championship: 2007[2]
- All-Star Left Wing of the European Championship: 2012[5]
- Team of the Tournament Left Wing of the Bucharest Trophy: 2014[6]
- All-Star Left Wing of the Summer Olympics: 2016,[7] 2020[8]
References
[edit]- ^ EHF profile
- ^ a b "All Star csapatban" handball.hu – 2007 December 16 (Retrieved on 20 December 2007)
- ^ Polina Kuznetsova Archived 19 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ ""HANDBALL EARTHQUAKE": Vyakhireva and Dmitrieva to stop career". handball-planet.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "We are the champions! CSM a câștigat Bucharest Trophy 2014" (in Romanian). bucharest-trophy.ro. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Women's All-star Team". International Handball Federation. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Women's All-Star Team". IHF. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links
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- Olympic gold medalists for Russia
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