Biurakn Hakhverdian: Difference between revisions

Biurakn Hakhverdian
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing the Netherlands
Olympic Games
European Championships

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 10:10, 3 November 2016

Biurakn Hakhverdian (Armenian: Բյուրակն Հախվերդյան; born 4 October 1985 in Leiden) is a Dutch water polo player who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions. She is of Iranian Armenian descent.^[1]^[2]

Hakhverdian was born in Leiden, where she began her water polo career playing for ZVL Leiden. In 2000, She rose to national level as she was selected for the national Dutch junior women's team. Two years later, she became the captain of the Dutch national junior women's team.

Since 2004, she has been playing for the Dutch national senior women's team. In 2005, Hakhverdian stopped playing for ZVL and signed a contract with Ethnikos Piraeus (Athens, Greece), but returned within three months after internal mismanagement. Upon her return to the Netherlands, Hakhverdian signed a contract with Polar Bears. In 2012 she returned to ZVL and she finished her waterpolo career in 2013 after the World Championship in Barcelona.

Hakhverdian was part of the Dutch team that finished 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. At the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League in Cosenza and the 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade they finished in 5th place, followed by the 9th spot at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne. The Dutch team finished in fifth place at the 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Málaga and they qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[1] There they won the gold medal on 21 August, beating the United States 9-8 in the final. In Barcelona at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships the team lost in the quarter finals.

References

^ ^a ^b Athlete biography: Biurakn Hakhverdian Template:Wayback, beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008.
^ مدال طلای المپیک زن ایرانی با تیم واترپلوی هلند (Radio Zamaneh, 2008)

[bio-1] Athlete biography: Biurakn Hakhverdian Template:Wayback, beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008.

[2] مدال طلای المپیک زن ایرانی با تیم واترپلوی هلند (Radio Zamaneh, 2008)

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 {{MedalBronze| [[2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship|2010 Zagreb]] |Team competition }}
 {{MedalBottom}}
-'''Biurakn Hakhverdian''' ({{lang-hy|Բյուրակն Հախվերդյան}}; born 4 October 1985 in [[Leiden]]) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[water polo]] player who represents the [[Netherlands women's national water polo team|Dutch national team]] in international competitions. She is of [[Armenian Iranians|Iranian Armenian]] descent.<ref name="bio">[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/218024.shtml Athlete biography: Biurakn Hakhverdian], beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008.</ref><ref>[http://radiozamaaneh.com/news/2008/08/post_6064.html مدال طلای المپیک زن ایرانی با تیم واترپلوی هلند  ([[Radio Zamaneh]], 2008)]</ref>
+'''Biurakn Hakhverdian''' ({{lang-hy|Բյուրակն Հախվերդյան}}; born 4 October 1985 in [[Leiden]]) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[water polo]] player who represents the [[Netherlands women's national water polo team|Dutch national team]] in international competitions. She is of [[Armenian Iranians|Iranian Armenian]] descent.<ref name="bio">[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/218024.shtml Athlete biography: Biurakn Hakhverdian] {{wayback|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/218024.shtml |date=20080830084557 }}, beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008.</ref><ref>[http://radiozamaaneh.com/news/2008/08/post_6064.html مدال طلای المپیک زن ایرانی با تیم واترپلوی هلند  ([[Radio Zamaneh]], 2008)]</ref>
 Hakhverdian was born in [[Leiden]], where she began her water polo career playing for [[ZVL Leiden]]. In 2000, She rose to national level as she was selected for the national Dutch junior women's team. Two years later, she became the captain of the Dutch national junior women's team.