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Emiliya Turey

b. 1984

Russian handball player

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Born 1984. Emiliya Turey is a Russian handball player.

Emiliya Khalsberiyevna Turey (; born 6 October 1984 in Astrakhan) is a Russian former handballer who played as a left wing. She is a three-time World Champion (2005, 2007 & 2009), silver medalist of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2006 European Championship, and bronze medalist of the 2008 European Championship, all with the National Team of Russia. She also won the EHF Champions League in 2007 and the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2009 as a club player. Turey is of Sierra Leonean descent through her father.

She competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, where the Russian team placed 6th.

Career Turei started her career at her hometown club HC Astrakhanochka. In 2005 she joined Danish side Slagelse DT, where she won the 2007 EHF Champions League.

In 2008 she joined FCK HÃ¥ndbold together with coach Anja Andersen and a handful of other players. She then joined Spanish side SD Itxako, where she played for a single season, winning the Spanish championship. She then joined Russian Rostov-Don. A year later she returned to HC Astrakhanochka. After the 2012-13 she retired from handball. In December the same year she returned to the court and joined CSM Bucharest for the rest of the season.

From 2020 to 2022 she was the sporting director at HC Astrakhanochka.

International honours EHF Champions League: Winner: 2007 Finalist: 2011 EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Winner: 2009 World Championship: Gold Medalist: 2005, 2007, 2009 European Championship: Silver Medalist: 2006 Bronze Medalist: 2008 Olympic Games: Silver Medalist: 2008

Individual awards All-Star Left Wing of the World Championship: 2011

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Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
Also known as
Emilija Turej, Emiliya Khalsberiyevna Turey

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Emiliya Turey?

Russian handball player

When was Emiliya Turey born?

Emiliya Turey was born on 6 October 1984 in Astrakhan.

What is Emiliya Turey's occupation?

Emiliya Turey is a handball player.

What nationality is Emiliya Turey?

Emiliya Turey is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Emiliya Turey

· Wikidata: Q265486

· DBpedia: Emiliya Turey

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