| Alyona Klimenko | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 19 September 1982 | ||
| Nationality |  Kazakhstan | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
? | Kazakhstan | ||
Alyona Klimenko (born 19 September 1982) [1] is a Kazakhstani female water polo player. As a member of Kazakhstan's national water polo team, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom.
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