Irina Bliznova
Bliznova in 2016
Personal information
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
Club information
Current club Lada Togliatti
Number 6
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004-2012
 Lada Togliatti
2014-2016
 Lada Togliatti
2019-
 Lada Togliatti
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2016
 Russia 124 (369)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Russia
Gold medal – first place 2007 France
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 Sweden

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.
  1. ^ "Oroszország" handball.hu – 2007 december 2 (Hungarian) (Retrieved on December 20, 2007)
  2. ^ Irina Bliznova Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b Irina Bliznova. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ Гандболистка Ирина Близнова объявила о завершении карьеры. tass.ru (21 August 2016)

External links


Russia squad – Women's handball – 2007 World Championship – (3rd Title)
Russia squad – Women's handball – 2011 World Championship – 6th place
Russia squad – Women's handball – 2012 Summer Olympics – 8th place
Russia squad – Women's handball – 2014 European Championship – 14th place
Russia squad – Women's handball – 2015 World Championship – 5th place
Russia squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title)
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