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Irina Bliznova
Bliznova in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Irina Yuryevna Bliznova
Born	(1986-10-06) 6 October 1986 (age 38) 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 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2005 Russia 2007 France European Championship 2006 Sweden

Irina Yuryevna Bliznova (Russian: Ирина Юрьевна Близнова, born 6 October 1986) is a Russian handball player, who plays for Lada Togliatti. She won the gold medal at the 2005 and 2007 world championships and 2016 Rio Olympics, placing second in 2008 and eighth in 2012. She announced her retirement shortly after the 2016 Olympics.

Bliznova is married to Alexander and has a daughter Arina (born 2010) and a son Arkhip (born 2014).

References

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. ^ Irina Bliznova. nbcolympics.com
4. Гандболистка Ирина Близнова объявила о завершении карьеры. tass.ru (21 August 2016)

External links

• Irina Bliznova at the European Handball Federation
• Irina Bliznova at Olympedia

v t e Russia squad – Women's handball – 2007 World Championship – (3rd Title)
1 Suslina 2 Vyakhireva 3 Poltoratskaya 4 Romenskaya 5 Postnova 6 Kareyeva 8 Andryushina 9 Uskova 10 Polenova 11 Turey 15 Shipilova 16 Sidorova 17 Levina 18 Muravyova 19 Dmitriyeva 24 Bliznova Coach: Trefilov

v t e Russia squad – Women's handball – 2011 World Championship – 6th place
2 Kuznetsova 5 Postnova 7 Bodniyeva 9 Uskova 10 Davydenko 11 Levina 12 Sedoykina 15 Shipilova 16 Sidorova 17 Andryushina 19 Muravyova 21 Zhilinskayte 24 Bliznova 25 Turey 26 Khmyrova 29 Chernoivanenko Coach: Trefilov

v t e Russia squad – Women's handball – 2012 Summer Olympics – 8th place
5 Postnova 7 Bodniyeva 10 Davydenko 11 Levina 12 Sedoykina 15 Shipilova 16 Sidorova 18 Muravyova 21 Zhilinskayte 22 Marennikova 24 Bliznova 25 Turey 26 Khmyrova 29 Chernoivanenko Head Coach: Trefilov

v t e Russia squad – Women's handball – 2014 European Championship – 14th place
1 Sedoykina 2 Kuznetsova 8 Sen 15 Uskova 16 Sidorova 17 Bobrovnikova 18 Davydenko 19 Makeyeva 21 Zhilinskayte 22 Marennikova 23 Punko 24 Bliznova 25 Chernoivanenko 27 Dmitriyeva 33 Ilyina 75 Petrova Coach: Trefilov

v t e Russia squad – Women's handball – 2015 World Championship – 5th place
1 Sedoykina 2 Kuznetsova 4 Zhilinskayte 7 Dmitriyeva 8 Sen 10 Levina 13 Vyakhireva 17 Bobrovnikova 19 Makeyeva 22 Marennikova 24 Bliznova 25 Chernoivanenko 33 Ilyina 81 Atkova 84 Erokhina 99 Khmyrova Coach: Trefilov

v t e Russia squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title)
1 Sedoykina 2 Kuznetsova 7 Dmitrieva 8 Sen 10 Akopyan 13 Vyakhireva 15 Sudakova 17 Bobrovnikova 21 Zhilinskayte 22 Marennikova 24 Bliznova 33 Ilyina 77 Petrova 84 Erokhina 88 Kalinina Head Coach: Trefilov

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