Polina Kuznetsova

Polina Viktorovna Kuznetsova (Russian: Полина Викторовна Кузнецова; née Vyakhireva on 10 June 1987) is a Russian handball player for Rostov-Don and 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]

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–
 Russia 157 (419)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2005 Russia
2007 France
2019 Japan
European Championship
2006 Sweden
2018 France

She competes internationally alongside her sister Anna Vyakhireva.

Individual awards

References
  1. EHF profile
  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. "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. "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.
  6. "Women's All-star Team". International Handball Federation. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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