Polina Kuznetsova | |
Fullname: | Polina Viktorovna Kuznetsova |
Nationality: | Russian |
Birth Date: | 10 June 1987 |
Birth Place: | Shopokov, Kyrgyzstan |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Position: | Left wing |
Currentclub: | Rostov-Don |
Clubnumber: | 88 |
Years1: | 2002–2003 |
Clubs1: | Dinamo Volgograd |
Years2: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs2: | Rostov-Don |
Years3: | 2004–2006 |
Clubs3: | Handball Club Lada |
Years4: | 2006–2013 |
Clubs4: | Zvezda Zvenigorod |
Years5: | 2013–2016 |
Clubs5: | HC Astrakhanochka |
Years6: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs6: | HC Kuban Krasnodar |
Years7: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs7: | HC Vardar |
Years8: | 2018– |
Clubs8: | Rostov-Don |
Nationalyears1: | 2005–2021 |
Nationalteam1: | Russia |
Nationalcaps1: | 157 |
Nationalgoals1: | 419 |
Polina Viktorovna Kuznetsova (Russian: Полина Викторовна Кузнецова||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]
She competes internationally alongside her sister Anna Vyakhireva.