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]

Polina Kuznetsova
Kuznetsova at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Polina Viktorovna Kuznetsova
Born (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 37)
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 place 2020 Tokyo Team
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Russia Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Japan Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 Sweden Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 France Team
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Czech Republic Team
European Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Russia Team

She competes internationally alongside her sister Anna Vyakhireva.[citation needed]

Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ a b "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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