Polina Kuznetsova
Kuznetsova at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Polina Viktorovna Kuznetsova
Born (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987
Shopokov, Kyrgyzstan
Nationality Russian
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
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
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 RussiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 FranceTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 JapanTeam
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 SwedenTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 FranceTeam
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2004 Czech RepublicTeam
European Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place2003 RussiaTeam

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.

Individual awards

References

  1. EHF profile
  2. 1 2 "All Star csapatban" handball.hu – 2007 December 16 (Retrieved on 20 December 2007)
  3. Polina Kuznetsova Archived 19 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  4. ""HANDBALL EARTHQUAKE": Vyakhireva and Dmitrieva to stop career". handball-planet.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. "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.
  7. "Women's All-star Team". International Handball Federation. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  8. "Tokyo 2020 Women's All-Star Team". IHF. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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