Anna Vyakhireva, born on 13 March 1995, is a Russian female professional handballer who played for the Russian national team and for clubs in Russia, Norway and France, including Rostov-Don, Vipers Kristiansand and Brest Bretagne Handball. Her older sister Polina Kuznetsova is a world champion and her father Viktor Vyakhirev was a women's handball coach. With Russia she won gold at the 2016 Olympics, silver at the 2021 Olympics and silver at the 2018 European Championship, and was named most valuable player at both Olympic tournaments. With Vipers she won the 2023-24 Champions League as tournament top scorer and final four MVP. In December 2025 she announced a move to Odense Handbold.
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gold medals at the 2016 Olympics
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Career, senior national team
At the 2021 Olympics she won silver medals
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