Ekaterina Valeryevna Prokofyeva (Russian: Екатерина Валерьевна Прокофьева; born March 13, 1991) is a Russian water polo player.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the Russian national team in the Women's event winning the bronze medal.[2] She had previously competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Ekaterina Prokofyeva
Personal information
Full name Ekaterina Valeryevna Prokofyeva
Born (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33)
Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Nationality  Russia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Centre forward
Club information
Current team Kinef-Surgutneftegaz Kirishi

She also competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan where she won the gold medal.[citation needed]

Prokofyeva was named Best Female Player of the Year at the 2018 Total Player Awards.[4]

Club honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ekaterina Prokofyeva shares her skills and drills to help young athletes". total-waterpolo.com. March 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Water Polo, Women's final and bronze matches - US retain title, their reign is unchallenged". FINA.org. August 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Yekaterina Prokofyeva Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ^ The Total Player 2018 Award total-waterpolo.com
  5. ^ "Kinef water polo players win LEN Euro League". waterpology.com. April 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Kinef wins in thrilling final and clinches 2nd European title". waterpology.com. April 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "Szolnok and Kirishi win LEN Super Cup Finals 2017". SwimSwam.com. November 4, 2017.
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