Polina Vyakhireva
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Polina Vyakhireva (born 10 June 1987) is a Russia
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player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team
. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship
, and was also voted into the championship's All-Star Team.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team
Russia women's national handball team
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...
. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship
2007 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2007 World Women's Handball Championship took place in France from 2 December to 16 December 2007. It was the 18th team handball world championship for women. A total of 24 teams participated in the tournament...
, and was also voted into the championship's All-Star Team.