Elena Vasilievna Slinvinskaya (, Russian: Елена Васильевна Сливинская (Сергеева), born 9 May 1980) is a Russian former handball player. She was part of the Russian team that won the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship.
Career Slinvinskaya started playing handball at school, before joining the youth team of Rostselmash Rostov, where she made her senior debut in 2001.
In 2003 she joined Luch Moscow, where she played until 2005, before returning to Rostov-Don.
She won 4 Russian Championships and the Russian Women's Handball Cup 9 times while at the club retired in 2019 after having won the Russian Championship. in her last season.Russian Handball Cup Champions at bundesligainfo.de
National team Slinvinskaya represented Russia at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship, where Russia finished 4th, losing to Denmark in the semifinal and to Hungary in the third place play-off.
A year later she was part of the Russian team that won the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship at home. She played 10 matches, scoring 10 goals.
Slinvinskaya also played for the Russian beach national team, where she won the 2002 and 2006 European Championships.
Private Slinvinskaya is of Karelian descent.
References
External links EHF Profile Profile on Handball Federation of Russia,