Galina Borisovna Zlotnikova (Галина Борисовна Злотникова, born 1984) was a Russian female
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
player.
She was a member of the
Russia women's national water polo team
The Russia women's national water polo team represents Russia in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.
History In the Russian Empire
Water polo in Russia dates back to 1910, when the sport was included i ...
, playing as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
. She was a part of the team at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
.
On club level she played for
Kinef Kirishi
Kinef-Surgutneftegaz (russian: КИНЕФ-Сургутнефтегаз) is a Russian professional men's and women's water polo club from Kirishi owned by Kinef and Surgutneftegaz.
The women's club was founded in the 1993–94 season as Fakel. I ...
in Russia.
See also
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Russia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Russia women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Russia women's national water polo team has participated in 6 of 6 official women's water polo to ...
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred ...
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References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod
Russian female water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Olympic water polo players for Russia
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
21st-century Russian women
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