| Victoriya Kalinina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kalinina in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Victoriya Viktorovna Kalinina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-12-08)8 December 1988 (age 36) Maykop, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Rostov-Don | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-2009 | GK 53 Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009-2013 | Zvezda Zvenigorod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013-2015 | HC Kuban Krasnodar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015-2016 | HC Astrakhanochka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-2020 | HC Kuban Krasnodar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020-2023 | Rostov-Don | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2023 | Russia | 101 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Victoriya Viktorovna Kalinina (Russian:Виктория Викторовна Калинина,IPA:[vʲɪˈktorʲɪjəˈvʲiktərəvnəkɐˈlʲinʲɪnə]; born 8 December 1988) is a Russianhandball player forRostov-Don and theRussian national handball team.[1][2] In 2016 she was part of the Russian team that won gold medals at the2016 Olympics.[3]
Kalinina played until 2009 forGK 53 Moscow. She then joinedZvezda Zvenigorod, where she won the 2010 and 2011 Russian Cup. In 2013 she joinedHC Kuban Krasnodar.[4] In February 2015 she joinedHC Astrakhanochka.[5] Here she won the 2016 Russian championship. After the 2015-16 season she returnedHC Kuban Krasnodar.[6] In the 2018-19 season she took a break from handball due to pregnancy leave.[7]
Between 2020 and 2023 she played forRostov-Don.[8][9] Here she won the 2022 Russian championship.
At the2016 Olympics Kalinina won gold medals with theRussian national team.[3] At the2019 World Championship she won bronze medals, beating Norway in the third place play-off.[10]
At the2020 Olympics she won silver medals, losing to France in the final 25-30.[11] Kalinina had over the course of the tournament a save percentage of 24%.[12]
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