Evgeniya Ivanova (Russian water polo)

Evgeniya Andreyevna Ivanova (Russian: Евгения Андреева Иванова; born 26 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.

Evgeniya Ivanova
Personal information
Full name Evgeniya Andreyevna Ivanova
Born (1987-07-26) 26 July 1987
Gorky, Soviet Union
(now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
Nationality  Russia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Position Driver
Club information
Current team Kinef Kirishi
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 RomeTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 ShanghaiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 BudapestTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2010 Zagreb
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 KazanTeam

Career

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 participated at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships,[4] and 2017 World Aquatics Championships.

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

See also

References
  1. "Yevgeniya Ivanova Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. "London2012.com". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  3. "Evgeniya Ivanova | fina.org - Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  4. "14th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Roster - Russia" (PDF). www.sportresult.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-20.


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