Irina Bliznova
| Irina Bliznova | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Bliznova in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Irina Yuryevna Bliznova | ||
| Born |
6 October 1986 Krasnodar, Russia | ||
| Nationality | Russian | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 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 | ||
2019-2020 | Lada Togliatti | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2016 | Russia | 124 | (369) |
Irina Yuryevna Bliznova (Russian: Ирина Юрьевна Близнова, born 6 October 1986) is a Russian former handball player, who played for Lada Togliatti her entire career.[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] but unretired for the 2019-20 season.[5] After the season she retired for good.[5] She won the 2005, 2006 and 2008 Russian championships,[6] and reached the final of the 2007 EHF Champions League.
In April 2021 she became the director at her former club.[7] At the same time she also works as a youth coach at the club.[8]
Bliznova is married to Alexander and has a daughter Arina (born 2010) and a son Arkhip (born 2014).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oroszország". handball.hu (in Hungarian). 2 December 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Bliznova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Irina Bliznova". nbcolympics.com.[dead link]
- ^ "Гандболистка Ирина Близнова объявила о завершении карьеры" [Handball player Irina Bliznova announces retirement]. tass.ru (in Russian). 21 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Ирина Близнова возвращается в гандбол!" (in Russian). rushandball.ru. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Поздравляем Ирину Близнову" (in Russian). rushandball.ru. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Олимпийская чемпионка Ирина Близнова стала гендиректором тольяттинской «Лады»" (in Russian). championat.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Золотая сборная семь лет спустя" (in Russian). rushandball.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links
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- Irina Bliznova at the European Handball Federation
- Irina Bliznova at Olympics.com
- Irina Bliznova at Olympedia
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