Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Volgograd, RUS |
Higher education |
Coaching - Kuban State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism: Krasnodar, RUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Travelling. (Athlete, 12 Apr 2017) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 12 Apr 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her swimming coach suggested she should try water polo. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her first swimming coach, who suggested she try playing water polo. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015) |
Hero / Idol |
Serbian water polo player Filip Filipovic. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015) |
Awards and honours |
For winning bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she received the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [second grade] of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 25 Aug 2016)
In 2016 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 22 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre back |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began training at age 13 in Volgodonsk, Russian Federation. |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
Russia |
Tournament |
International Tournament |
Location |
Los Angeles, CA, USA |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Russian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Anya (VK profile, 18 Mar 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Husband Pyotr Pirozhenko |
Other names |
Anna Grineva |
General Interest |
Other information |
RETIREMENT She retired from the sport in 2017. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2017) |