Evgeniya Ivanova (Russian water polo)

Evgeniya Ivanova

Personal information
Full name	Evgeniya Andreyevna Ivanova
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 Nizhny Novgorod
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Water polo
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championships 2009 Rome Team 2011 Shanghai Team 2017 Budapest Team European Championships 2006 Belgrade 2010 Zagreb

Evgeniya Andreyevna Ivanova (Russian: Евгения Андреева Иванова; born 27 July 1987^[1]) is a Russian water polo player.^[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Russian team in the women's event. She is 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) tall.

She originally began to play water polo in 2000 in Nizhny Novgorod, following the example of her father and grandfather.^[3] She made her international debut at the 2006 European Championship, which Russia won.^[3] At her first World Championships, the 2009 Worlds, she scored the winning goal in Russia's bronze medal match.^[3] In 2010, she scored Russia's winning goal at the 2010 European Championships.^[3]

She was part of the Russian team which won bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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