Irina Bliznova

Russian handball player · Russia · On the map · Athletes · Born 1986 · age 40

Irina Yuryevna Bliznova is a Russian former handball player, who played for Lada Togliatti her entire career. She won the gold medal at the 2005 and 2007 world championships and 2016 Rio Olympics, placing second in 2008 and eighth in 2012.

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WHC Lada Togliatti

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Awards

Order of Friendship

Honoured Master of Sports of Russia

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords

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She announced her retirement shortly after the 2016 Olympics, but unretired for the 2019-20 season. After the season she retired for good. She won the 2005, 2006 and 2008 Russian championships, and reached the final of the 2007 EHF Champions League.

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