Lyudmila Postnova

Lyudmila Postnova
Postnova (#5), 2012
Personal information
Full name Lyudmila Grigoryevna Postnova
Born (1984-08-11) 11 August 1984 (age 40)
Yaroslavl, Russia
Nationality Russian
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left back
Number 5
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2009
Lada Togliatti
2010–2016
Zvezda Zvenigorod
2016–2019
HC Astrakhanochka
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Russia 206 (712)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Russia
Gold medal – first place 2007 France
Gold medal – first place 2009 China
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 Sweden

Lyudmila Grigoryevna Postnova (Russian: Людмила Григорьевна Постнова) (born 11 August 1984) is a former Russian handball player for, who last played for HC Astrakhanochka and the Russian women's national handball team.[1] Postnova is considered one of the greatest Russian players of all time.

She won gold medal with the Russian winning team at the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, again at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship in France, and once more at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship in China, when she was also given the title of Most Valuable Player of the championship. She has played for Russian club Lada Togliatti from 2004 to 2009. Since 2010, she is playing for Zvezda Zvenigorod. In February 2016 she returns to play handball at HC Astrakhanochka.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Oroszország" handball.hu – 2007 december 2 (Hungarian) (Retrieved on December 20, 2007).
  2. ^ Official squad 2012 Women’s EHF European Championship Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine