Nadezhda Konstantinovna Muravyova (Russian: Надежда Константиновна Муравьёва is a Russian team handball player in the Russian women's national handball team.[1] She was born on June 30, 1980, in Bratsk, Russia. She won a gold medal with the Russian team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship. At the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship in North Macedonia, she received a bronze medal, where she was also named "Best Defense Player".[2]

Nadezhda Muravyova
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's handball
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 France Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 China Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Romania Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Macedonia Team

She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil,[3] where the Russian team won sixth place.

Life and career

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Muravyova started her sports career as a gymnastic before moving to handball.

She began handball training at the age of 13 in Akwa Volgograd. Her first coach was Vladimir Fedorovic Civikov. She played for AKWA from 1996 to 2002, and has since played with HC Lada Togliatti.[4]

Awards

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  • 1998 - bronze medalist, European Junior Handball Championship in Slovakia
  • 1998 - bronze medalist, Russian league
  • 1999 - winner of the Russian Championship with Akwa Volgograd
  • 2000 - bronze medalist, European Handball Championship in Romania
  • 2000 - winner of the Russian Championship with Akwa Volgograd
  • 2001 - winner of the Russian Championship with Akwa Volgograd
  • 2001 - winner of the World Women's Handball Championship
  • 2003 - winner of the Russian Championship with HC Lada Togliatti
  • 2004 - winner of the Russian Championship with HC Lada Togliatti
  • 2005 - winner of the Russian Championship with HC Lada Togliatti
  • 2007 - silver medalist with HC Lada Togliatti in the Russian Championship
  • 2007- winner of the World Women's Handball Championship
  • 2008 - bronze medalist, European Handball Championship in Fyr Macedonia
  • 2009 - winner of the World Women's Handball Championship

References

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  1. ^ "Oroszország" handball.hu – 2007 december 2 (Hungarian) (Retrieved on December 20, 2007)
  2. ^ "EURO 2008 All-Star Team". European Handball Federation. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  3. ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roster Russia" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ^ "European Handball Federation - Nadezda Muravyeva / Player". history.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.