Lyudmila Postnova

Lyudmila Postnova
Postnova (#5), 2012
Personal information
Full name	Lyudmila Grigoryevna Postnova
Born	(1984-08-11) 11 August 1984 Yaroslavl, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back
Number	5
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2004–2009	Lada Togliatti
2010–2016	Zvezda Zvenigorod
2016–2019	HC Astrakhanochka
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Russia	206	(712)
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2005 Russia 2007 France 2009 China European Championship 2006 Sweden

Lyudmila Grigoryevna Postnova (Russian: Людмила Григорьевна Постнова) (born 11 August 1984) is a former Russian handball player for, who last played for HC Astrakhanochka and the Russian women's national handball team. Postnova is considered one of the greatest Russian players of all time.

She won gold medal with the Russian winning team at the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, again at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship in France, and once more at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship in China, when she was also given the title of Most Valuable Player of the championship. She has played for Russian club Lada Togliatti from 2004 to 2009. Since 2010, she is playing for Zvezda Zvenigorod. In February 2016 she returns to play handball at HC Astrakhanochka.