Yekaterina Marennikova
| Yekaterina Marennikova | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Marennikova at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Marennikova | ||
| Born |
29 April 1982 Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Nationality | Russian | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999-2004 | Tremp-Spartak Sankt Petersburg | ||
2004-2012 | Handball Club Lada | ||
2012-2016 | Zvezda Zvenigorod | ||
2016-2017 | HC Kuban Krasnodar | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Russia | 128 | (270) | |
| Teams managed | |||
2019-2022 | Handball Club Lada (assistent) | ||
2022-2023 | Handball Club Lada | ||
2023-24 | Handball Club Lada II (assistant) | ||
2024- | Handball Club Lada | ||
Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Marennikova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Маренникова; born 29 April 1982) is a Russian former handball player and current coach. She is world champion and olympic medallist the Russian national team.[1] She won gold medals at the 2005 World Championship and 2016 Olympics in Rio, placing second in 2008 and eighth in 2012.[2][3]
Playing career
Marennikova started her career at Tremp-Spartak Sankt Petersburg. In 2004, she joined Handball Club Lada. Here, she won the 2005, 2006, and 2008 Russian Championships and the 2012 EHF European League. In 2007, she reached the final of the EHF Champions League.
In 2012, she joined Zvezda Zvenigorod.[4] Here, she won the 2014 Russian Cup.
In 2016, she joined HC Kuban Krasnodar for a single season,[5] before she retired.[6]
Coaching career
In 2019, she became the assistant coach at Handball Club Lada.[7] In January 2022, she overtook the head coach position for the rest of the season. For the 2022-23 season, she became the assistant coach of the second team.[8] For the 2024-25 season, she once again became the head coach at the club.[9]
Personal life
Marennikova is married to Eduard and has a son Andrei.[3] She has a degree in physical education from the Lesgaft Institute in Saint Petersburg.[10]
References
- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Yekaterina Marennikova. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Ekaterina Marennikova. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Екатерина Маренникова: «Жизнь - это не только гандбол»" (in Russian). vkonline.ru. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Гандболистками краснодарской «Кубани» стали Ускова, Маренникова и Ярцева" (in Russian). kubsport.ru. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Из гандбольного клуба «Кубань» уходят 9 спортсменок" (in Russian). yugopolis.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Алексей Алексеев покинул пост главного тренера «Лады»" (in Russian). rushandball.ru. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Генеральный директор тольяттинского гандбольного клуба «Лада» рассказал о задачах на предстоящий сезон" (in Russian). oboz.info. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ handball.ru: Возвращение Екатерины, retrieved 30 July 2024
- ^ Маренникова Екатерина Александровна. handball.ru