Mariya Nikolayevna Yayna (Мария Николаевна Яйна, born 25 January 1982) is 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
driver.
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
SKIF-CSP Izmailovo
SKIF-CSP Izmailovo (russian: СКИФ ШВСМ «Измайлово») is a Russian women's water polo team from Izmailovo, Moscow founded in 1991. Originally established as SKIF Moscow, it became a section of CSP Izmailovo in 2003.
The team enj ...
in Russia.
See also
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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Russian female water polo players
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic water polo players for Russia
Sportspeople from Moscow
21st-century Russian women
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