Antonina Skorobogatchenko

Antonina Skorobogatchenko
Skorobogatchenko in 2021
Personal information
Full name Antonina Vitalyevna
Skorobogatchenko
Born (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 27)
Volgograd, Russia
Nationality Russian
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club HBC CSKA Moscow
Number 39
Senior clubs
Years Team
2015–2017
Dinamo Volgograd
2017–2020
HC Kuban Krasnodar
2020–
HBC CSKA Moscow
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–
Russia 42 (101)

Antonina Vitalyevna Santalova (Russian: Антонина Витальевна Санталова, IPA: [ɐntɐˈnʲinə skərəbɐˈɡatɕːɪnkə]; née Skorobogatchenko 14 February 1999) is a Russian handballer for HBC CSKA Moscow and the Russian national team.[1] At the 2020 Olympics she won a silver medal with Russia, losing to France in the final.[2]

In the summer of 2017, Skorobogatchenko tested positive for meldonium at the European Junior Championship.[3] Maria Duvakina and Maria Dudina also tested positive at the same time. Russia later had their silver medals taken away following the doping test.[4][5]

Career

Skorobogatchenko started her career at her hometown club Dinamo Volgograd. In February 2017 she joined HC Kuban Krasnodar.[6] In February 2020 she joined HBC CSKA Moscow.[7] Here she won the 2021 and 2023 Russian Championship and the 2022 and 2023 Russian Cup.

In May 2023 she took a break from handball due to pregnancy.[8] In 2025 she won another Russian Championship.

Individual awards

References