Irina Bliznova
Bliznova in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Irina Yuryevna Bliznova
Born	(1986-10-06) 6 October 1986 (age 37) Krasnodar, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Lada Togliatti
Number	6
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2004-2012	Lada Togliatti
2014-2016	Lada Togliatti
2019-	Lada Togliatti
National team
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2005–2016	Russia	124	(369)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2005 Russia 2007 France European Championship 2006 Sweden

Irina Yuryevna Bliznova ( Russian: Ирина Юрьевна Близнова, born 6 October 1986) is a Russian handball player, who plays for Lada Togliatti. ^[1] She won the gold medal at the 2005 and 2007 world championships and 2016 Rio Olympics, placing second in 2008 and eighth in 2012. ^{[2] [3]} She announced her retirement shortly after the 2016 Olympics. ^[4]

Bliznova is married to Alexander and has a daughter Arina (born 2010) and a son Arkhip (born 2014). ^[3]

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• Irina Bliznova at the European Handball Federation
• Irina Bliznova at Olympedia

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