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| Born | (1985-10-04)4 October 1985 (age 40) Leiden, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||
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Biurakn Hakhverdian (Armenian:Բյուրակն Հախվերդյան; born 4 October 1985) is a Dutchwater polo player who represents theDutch national team in international competitions. She is ofIranian Armenian descent.[1][2]
Hakhverdian was born inLeiden, where she began her water polo career playing forZVL Leiden. In 2000, she rose to national level as she was selected for the national Dutch junior women's team. Two years later, she became the captain of the Dutch national junior women's team.
Since 2004, she has been playing for the Dutch national senior women's team. In 2005, Hakhverdian stopped playing for ZVL and signed a contract withEthnikos Piraeus (Athens,Greece), but returned within three months after internal mismanagement. Upon her return to the Netherlands, Hakhverdian signed a contract withPolar Bears. In 2012, she returned to ZVL and she finished her waterpolo career in 2013 after the World Championship in Barcelona.
Hakhverdian was part of the Dutch team that finished 10th at the2005 World Aquatics Championships inMontreal. At the2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League inCosenza and the2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship inBelgrade they finished in 5th place, followed by the 9th spot at the2007 World Aquatics Championships inMelbourne, and 5th at the2009 World Aquatics Championships.[3] The Dutch team finished in fifth place at the2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship inMálaga and they qualified for the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing.[1] There they won the gold medal on 21 August, beating theUnited States 9-8 in thefinal. InBarcelona at the2013 World Aquatics Championships the team lost in the quarter-finals.
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