Anna Vyakhireva
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
13 March 1995 Volgograd, Russia | ||
| Nationality | Russian | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Nickname | Anya | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rostov-Don | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 2011–2014 2014–2016 2016– |
Zvezda Zvenigorod HC Astrakhanochka Rostov-Don | ||
| National team | |||
| 2013– | Russia | 54 (203) | |
Medal record
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Anna Viktorovna Vyakhireva (Russian: Анна Викторовна Вяхирева; born 13 March 1995)[1] is a Russian female handballer who plays for Rostov-Don and the Russian national team.
Biography
She started playing handball at her sister's training sessions at the age of six. Anna's older sister is Polina Kuznetcova, 2007 world champion and a member of the All-Star team at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship. Her father, Victor Vyakhirev, is a women's handball coach, he's on duty with the Zvezda Zvenigorod youth team.[2]
Achievements
- Olympic Games:
- Gold Medalist: 2016
- Russian Super League
- Gold Medalist: 2015/2016
- Russian Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2013
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Finalist: 2014
- European Junior Championship:
- Gold Medalist: 2013
- World Youth Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2012
- European Youth Championship:
- Gold Medalist: 2011
- Silver Medalist: 2009
Individual awards
- All-Star Centre Back of the European Youth Championship: 2009
- All-Star Right Wing of the European Youth Championship: 2011
- All-Star Right Back of the Junior World Championship: 2012
- Most Valuable Player of the Youth World Championship: 2012
- Most Valuable Player of the European Junior Championship: 2013
- Team of the Tournament Right Back of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014
- All-Star Right Wing of the Junior World Championship: 2014
- All-Star Right Wing of Møbelringen Cup 2015[3]
- All-Star Right Back of the Russian Super League: 2015/2016[4]
- Most Valuable Player of the Russian Super League: 2015/2016[5]
- Most Valuable Player of the Summer Olympics: 2016
References
- ↑ "Profile Anna Vyakhireva". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "The rising stars of the Women's EHF EURO: Anna Vyakhireva and Daria Dmitrieva". European Handball Federation. 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Tre på all star team". Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Анна Вяхирева и Александр Черноиванов - MVP сезона 2015/16 в женской и мужской Суперлигах!". Russian Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Анна Вяхирева и Александр Черноиванов - MVP сезона 2015/16 в женской и мужской Суперлигах!". Russian Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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