Anna Vyakhireva

Anna Vyakhireva

Personal information
Born	(1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 Volgograd, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kilograms (128 lb)
Playing position	Middle back / Right back / Right wing
Nickname	Anya
Club information
Current club	HC Astrakhanochka
Senior clubs
2011-2014 2014-	Zvezda Zvenigorod HC Astrakhanochka
National team 1
2013–	Russia
Medal record European Junior Championship Gold 2013 Denmark Team World Youth Championship Silver 2012 Montenegro Team European Youth Championship Gold 2011 Czech Republic Team Silver 2009 Serbia Team
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 4 May 2014

Anna Vyakhireva (Russian: Анна Вяхирева) (born 13 March 1995 in Volgograd)^[1] is a Russian female handballer who plays as a middle back for the Russian club HC Astrakhanochka and 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

• 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

• Most Valuable Player of the European Junior Championship: 2013
• All-Star Right Back of the Junior World Championship: 2012
• All-Star Right Wing of the European Youth Championship: 2011
• Team of the Tournament Right Back of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014

References