Anna Vyakhireva

Anna Vyakhireva

Personal information
Born	13 March 1995 Volgograd, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Right wing
Nickname	Anya
Club information
Current club	HC Astrakhanochka
Number	13
Senior clubs
2011–2014 2014–	Zvezda Zvenigorod HC Astrakhanochka
National team
2013–	Russia	3 (7)
Medal record World Youth Championship 2012 Montenegro European Junior Championship 2013 Denmark European Youth Championship 2011 Czech Republic 2009 Serbia

Anna Vyakhireva (Russian: Анна Вяхирева) (born 13 March 1995)^[1] is a Russian female handballer who plays for HC Astrakhanochka and Russian national team.

Biography

She started playing handball at her sister's training sessions at the age of six. Anna's older sister is Polina Kuznetcova, 2007 world champion and a member of the All-Star team at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship. Her father, Victor Vyakhirev, is a women's handball coach, he's on duty with the Zvezda Zvenigorod youth team.^[2]

Achievements

• Russian Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2013

• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Finalist: 2014

• European Junior Championship:
  • Gold Medalist: 2013

• World Youth Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2012

• European Youth Championship:
  • Gold Medalist: 2011
  • Silver Medalist: 2009

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player of the European Junior Championship: 2013
• All-Star Right Back of the Junior World Championship: 2012
• All-Star Right Wing of the European Youth Championship: 2011
• Team of the Tournament Right Back of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014

References

1. "Profile Anna Vyakhireva". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
2. "The rising stars of the Women's EHF EURO: Anna Vyakhireva and Daria Dmitrieva". European Handball Federation. 1 August 2013.