Maya Petrova
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| Full name | Maya Andreyevna Petrova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
26 May 1982 Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999-2003 | Dinamo Volgograd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003-2020 | Rostov-Don | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2019 | Russia | 85 | (90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | Rostov-Don (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023- | Rostov-Don (youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maya Andreyevna Petrova (Russian: Майя Андреевна Петрова; née Kaverina; born 26 May 1982) is a former Russian handball player and current coach for Rostov-Don and the Russian national team.[1][2]
At the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship she reached the final and won the gold medal with the Russian team.[3]
In addition to regular handball, Petrova also played Beach handball.
Career
Petrova started playing handball at 11. At the age of 17 she joined the Russian top league team Aqva Volgograd. Here she won the 2001 Russian championship. In 2003 she joined Rostov-Don, where she played the rest of her career. During her 17 years at the club she won the Russian Cup 4 times, in 2007, 2008, 2012 and 2015, and the Russian Championship 5 times; in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. She also won the 2017 EHF European League.
In May 2020 Petrova announced her retirement.[4]
National team
At the 2009 World Championship she won gold medals with the Russian team. At the 2008 European Championship she won bronze medals.
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio she won gold medals.
At the 2018 European Championship she won silver medals with the Russian team.[5]
Coaching career
Until February 2023 she became the assistant coach at her former club Rostov-Don.[6] From the 2022-23 season she instead became a coach on the Rostov youth team.[7]
References
- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Women Handball World Championship 2009 China - 28.11-13.12 + 8 GMT Winner Russia". Todor 66. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Майя Петрова из ГК "Ростов-Дон" завершает карьеру" [Maya Petrova from HK "Rostov-Don" retires] (in Russian).
- ^ "Marina Sudakowa". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Olimpbet Суперлига. Александр Бурмистров назначен и.о. главного тренера "Ростова". В новый штаб вошли Татьяна Березняк и Майя Петрова" (in Russian). handballfast.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Золотая сборная семь лет спустя" (in Russian). rushandball.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links
- Maya Petrova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)