Irina Bliznova
Russian handball player
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| Full name | Irina Yuryevna Bliznova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-10-06) 6 October 1986 (age 37) Krasnodar, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Lada Togliatti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004-2012 | Lada Togliatti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014-2016 | Lada Togliatti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019- | Lada Togliatti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2016 | Russia | 124 | (369) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irina Yuryevna Bliznova (Russian: Ирина Юрьевна Близнова, born 6 October 1986) is a Russian handball player, who plays for Lada Togliatti.[1] She won the gold medal at the 2005 and 2007 world championships and 2016 Rio Olympics, placing second in 2008 and eighth in 2012.[2][3] She announced her retirement shortly after the 2016 Olympics.[4]
Bliznova is married to Alexander and has a daughter Arina (born 2010) and a son Arkhip (born 2014).[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irina Bliznova.
- ^ "Oroszország" handball.hu – 2007 december 2 (Hungarian) (Retrieved on December 20, 2007)
- ^ Irina Bliznova Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Irina Bliznova. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Гандболистка Ирина Близнова объявила о завершении карьеры. tass.ru (21 August 2016)
External links
- Irina Bliznova at the European Handball Federation
- Irina Bliznova at Olympedia
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Russia squad – Women's handball – 2007 World Championship – (3rd Title)
- 1 Suslina
- 2 Vyakhireva
- 3 Poltoratskaya
- 4 Romenskaya
- 5 Postnova
- 6 Kareyeva
- 8 Andryushina
- 9 Uskova
- 10 Polenova
- 11 Turey
- 15 Shipilova
- 16 Sidorova
- 17 Levina
- 18 Muravyova
- 19 Dmitriyeva
- 24 Bliznova
- Coach: Trefilov
Russia squad – Women's handball – 2011 World Championship – 6th place | ||
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Russia squad – Women's handball – 2012 Summer Olympics – 8th place | ||
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Russia squad – Women's handball – 2014 European Championship – 14th place | ||
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Russia squad – Women's handball – 2015 World Championship – 5th place | ||
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Russia squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title) | ||
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