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Polina Kuznetsova

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Polina Kuznetsova
Kuznetsova at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Polina Viktorovna Kuznetsova
Born (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 39)
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]

National team

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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.[5]

Career

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Kuznetzova started for career at Dinamo Volgograd in 2002 before joining Rostov-Don after a single season. In 2004 she joined Handball Club Lada where she won the 2005 and 2006 Russian championship.[6] In February 2007 she joined Zvezda Zvenigorod,[7] where she won the 2007 Russian championship and EHF European League, the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014 Russian cup and the 2008 EHF Champions League.[8]

In 2014 she joined HC Astrakhanochka,[9] where she won the 2016 Russian championship.

After 2 years she joined HC Kuban Krasnodar.[10] After a season she joined North Macedonian HC Vardar.[11] Here she won the double in the single season she played at the club. She then returned to Rostov-Don.[12] Here she won the 2019, 2020 and 2022 Russian championships.

Individual awards

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References

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  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. ↑ "The rising stars of the Women's EHF EURO: Anna Vyakhireva and Daria Dmitrieva". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Вяхирева Полина Викторовна". handball.vaz.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 August 2016., retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ↑ eurohandball.com: EHF-Profil Saison 2006/07, retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Todor Krastev. "Women Handball European Champions Cup and Champions League Archive". Todor 66. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Трансферная политика ГК «Астраханочка»" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Калинина, Жилинскайте и Кузнецова перешли из "Астраханочки" в "Кубань"" (in Russian). championat.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "ZRK Vardar sign Polina Kuznetsova". handball-planet.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Полина Кузнецова воссоединится с Анной Вяхиревой в «Ростов-Доне»" (in Russian). rushandball.ru. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Women's All-star Team". International Handball Federation. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Women's All-Star Team". IHF. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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