Maya Petrova | |
Fullname: | Maya Andreyevna Petrova |
Nationality: | Russian |
Birth Date: | 26 May 1982 |
Birth Place: | Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Position: | Pivot |
Nationalyears1: | 2008–2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Russia |
Nationalcaps1: | 85 |
Nationalgoals1: | 90 |
Maya Andreyevna Petrova (Russian: Майя Андреевна Петрова; née Kaverina; born 26 May 1982) is a former Russian handball player for Rostov-Don and the Russian national team.[1] [2]
At the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship she reached the final and won the gold medal with the Russian team.
In May 2020 Petrova announced her retirement.[3]