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Place of Birth: Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
About Irina Bliznova
- Irina Yuryevna Bliznova (Russian: ????? ??????? ????????, born 6 October 1986) is a Russian handball player, who plays for Lada Togliatti.
- She won the gold medal at the 2005 and 2007 world championships and 2016 Rio Olympics, placing second in 2008 and eighth in 2012.
- She announced her retirement shortly after the 2016 Olympics.Bliznova is married to Alexander and has a daughter Arina (born 2010) and a son Arkhip (born 2014).
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