Russia women's national handball team

Russia
Information
Association	Handball Union of Russia
Coach	Evgeny Trefilov
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 2008)
Best result	2nd, 2008
World Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1993)
Best result	1st, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009
European Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1994)
Best result	2nd, 2006
Infobox last updated on: 18 December 2009.

The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international team handball competitions. The team is coached by Evgeny Trefilov.

They are as of january 2011, the only handball team on the women's and men's side in the world, to have won the World Championship three consecutive times.

For history before 1993, see: Soviet Union women's national handball team and Commonwealth of Independent States, sports events (1992).

Results

Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver	2008 Beijing	Team
World Championship
Gold	2001 Italy	Team
Gold	2005 Russia	Team
Gold	2007 France	Team
Gold	2009 China	Team
European Championship
Bronze	2000 Romania	Team
Silver	2006 Sweden	Team
Bronze	2008 Macedonia	Team

Performance in Olympic Games

• 1996: Did not qualify
• 2000: Did not qualify
• 2004: Did not qualify
• 2008: Second place

Performance in World Championship

• 1993: 5th place
• 1995: 6th place
• 1997: 4th place
• 1999: 12th place
• 2001: Winner
• 2003: 7th place
• 2005: Winner
• 2007: Winner
• 2009: Winner
• 2011: 6th place

Performance in European Championship

• 1994: 6th place
• 1996: 7th place
• 1998: 9th place
• 2000: Third place
• 2002: 4th place
• 2004: 4th place
• 2006: Second place
• 2008: Third place
• 2010: 7th place

Squad

The squad as of 7 December 2010 for the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship:

Head coach: Yevgeni Trefilov

No. Pos. Name DoB (Age) Height App. Goals Club 2 LW Polina Kuznetcova 10 June 1987 (1987-06-10) 1.67 m 49 125 Zvezda Zvenigorod 4 RB Anna Kochetova 4 May 1987 (1987-05-04) 1.78 m 32 101 HC Dinamo Volgograd 11 CB Olga Levina 4 March 1985 (1985-03-04) 1.80 m 67 188 HC Dinamo Volgograd 12 GK Anna Sedoykina 1 August 1984 (1984-08-01) 1.90 m 54 2 HC Dinamo Volgograd 13 RW Marina Yartseva 17 February 1989 (1989-02-17) 1.65 m 23 45 Rostov-Don 14 P Kseniya Makeeva 19 September 1990 (1990-09-19) 1.85 m 15 28 HC Dinamo Volgograd 16 GK Maria Sidorova 21 November 1979 (1979-11-21) 1.78 m 137 2 HC Lada Togliatti 18 RB Ekaterina Davydenko 7 March 1989 (1989-03-07) 1.84 m 19 59 HC Lada Togliatti 19 P Ekaterina Vetkova 1 August 1986 (1986-08-01) 1.82 m 40 78 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 21 LB Victoria Zhilinskayte 6 March 1989 (1989-03-06) 1.88 m 34 53 HC Lada Togliatti 24 LB Oxana Koroleva 17 July 1984 (1984-07-17) 1.85 m 70 103 Zvezda Zvenigorod 25 RW Emiliya Turey 6 October 1984 (1984-10-06) 1.75 m 138 466 SD Itxako 26 CB Tatiana Khmyrova 6 February 1990 (1990-02-06) 1.78 m 20 85 HC Dinamo Volgograd 27 LB Anna Sen 12 March 1990 (1990-03-12) 1.85 m 5 15 Kuban Krasnodar 29 RW Olga Chernoivanenko 17 April 1989 (1989-04-17) 1.75 m 11 23 HC Lada Togliatti 38 LB Olga Gorshenina 9 November 1990 (1990-11-09) 1.82 m 3 7 HC Lada Togliatti

Appearances and goals updated on 7 December 2010.

See also

• Soviet Union women's national handball team
• Russia national handball team

External links

• Homepage of Russian Handball Association