Liudmila_Bodnieva
Lyudmila Bodniyeva
Russian handball player
Lyudmila Valeryevna Bodniyeva (Russian: Людмила Валерьевна Бодниева; born on October 15, 1978, in Elista, Russia) is the current head coach of the Russian women's national handball team.[1] She formerly played for the clubs Akva Volgograd and Krim Ljubljana,[2] and was a world champion with the Russian women's national handball team. She is of Kalmyk ethnicity.[citation needed]
She won a gold medal with the winning Russian team at the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and was selected into the championship's all-star team (as pivot).[citation needed]
She received a silver medal at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship in Sweden, and was voted into the all-star team (pivot). She was also in the all-star team at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Russian team finished 4th.[citation needed]
Twice World Champion, silver and bronze medalist of Europe Championship "All star team" as pivot: World Championship 2001 Italy, 2005 Russia (MVP) European Championship 2000 Romania, 2002 Danmark, 2004 Hungaria, 2006 Sweden
