Lyudmila Bodniyeva

Lyudmila Valeryevna Bodniyeva is the current head coach of the Russian women's national handball team. She formerly played for the clubs Akva Volgograd and Krim Ljubljana, and was a world champion with the Russian women's national handball team. She is of Kalmyk ethnicity.
She won a gold medal with the winning Russian team at the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and was selected into the championship's all-star team.
She received a silver medal at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship in Sweden, and was voted into the all-star team. She was also in the all-star team at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Russian team finished 4th.
Twice World Champion, silver and bronze medalist of Europe Championship
"All star team" as pivot:
World Championship 2001 Italy, 2005 Russia
European Championship 2000 Romania, 2002 Danmark, 2004 Hungaria, 2006 Sweden