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Irina Poltoratskaya
Personal information
Full name Irina Igorevna Poltoratskaya
Born (1979-03-12) 12 March 1979 (age 45)
Antratsyt, Rissia
Nationality Russian
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997-2000
 Istochnik Rostov-on-Don
2000-2004
 Lada Togliatti
2004-2006
 Slagelse FH
2004-2006
 Zvezda Zvenigorod
National team
Years Team
1999-2008
 Russia
Teams managed
2017-2018
 ŽRK Vardar
2023-
 Rostov-Don
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Russia Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 France Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 Sweden Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Romania Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Macedonia Team

Irina Igorevna Poltoratskaya (Russian: Ирина Игоревна Полторацкая, born 12 March 1979 in Antratsyt, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian team handball player and handball coach, who manages Rostov-Don in the Russian League. In her playing days she played on the Russian women's national handball team.[1] She won World Championship gold medals with the Russian team in the 2001, 2005 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, andthe 2007 World Championship in France.

She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.[2]

Career

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Poltoratskaya started her handball career at Istochnik Rostov-on-Don, where she won the Russsian championship in her first season. In 2000 she joined league rivals Lada Togliatti. Here she won the Russian championship in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2002.

Irina's career in Russia was halted by a knee injury. Anja Andersen, the coach of Slagelse Dream Team, Denmark brought Irina to Slagelse DT in 2004, and a few months later she underwent surgery and got a new meniscus.[3] The operation was successful, and only a year later did Irina return to the field. In the EHF Champions League the same season, Irina scored on penalties for Slagelse in the final.[4] Afterwards she gave Anja Andersen her gold medal from the World Cup, as a thank you for helping her return to the world of handball. This was the first time a Danish club won the Champions League.[5]

Irina left Slagelse after 2 years and returned to the Russia to join Zvezda Zvenigorod. Here she won the Russian Championship and the EHF European League in 2007, and the EHF Champions League and the EHF Champions Trophy in 2008. She retired in 2010.[6]

Coaching career

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In March 2017 she took over the North Macedonian team ŽRK Vardar. Under her leadership the club won the domestic double in both 2017 and 2018 and reached the final of the EHF Champions League in both seasons. In 2018 she retired from the position.

She was later offered the position as the assistant coach of the Russian national team, but declined it citing family reasons.[7]

Since 2023 she has been the head coach of Rostov-Don in the Russian top league.[8]

Private life

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She is the wife of Russian handball player Timur Dibirov. They have two kids together.[9]

Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Oroszország" handball.hu – 2007 december 2 (Hungarian) (Retrieved on 20 December 2007)
  2. ^ a b "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Irina Poltoratskaya" (in Danish). dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Irina Poltoratskaya". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ Buhl, Sarah Emilie (23 May 2024). "Særlig sejr satte Slagelse på verdenskortet" (in Danish). TV2 Øst. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Ирина ПОЛТОРАЦКАЯ в публикацияхstadium.ru" (in Russian). infosport.ru. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Ирина Дибирова в журнале "Быстрый центр". Жена Тимура" (in Russian). handballfast.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Новый главный тренер «Ростов-Дона» Ирина Дибирова встретилась с донскими журналистами" (in Russian). nvgazeta.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Экс-гандболистка "Лады" Ирина Полторацкая возглавила македонский клуб "Вардар"" (in Russian). volga.news. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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