Irina Borechko (born 13 January 1972) is a Kazakhstani

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player. She was born in

Almaty Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...

. She competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

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, where the Kazakhstani team placed 10th.

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* * 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Almaty Kazakhstani female handball players Olympic handball players for Kazakhstan Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2002 Asian Games Handball players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games handball players for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 21st-century Kazakhstani sportswomen Asian Games silver medalists in handball {{Kazakhstan-handball-bio-stub