Biurakn Hakhverdian

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Biurakn Hakhverdian (born October 4, 1985) is a waterpolo player of the national Dutch women's team, who's of Armenian descent.

Hakhverdian was born in Leiden, the Netherlands, where she began her waterpolo career playing for Zwem Vereniging Leiden (ZVL - Swimming Foundation Leiden). In 2000, Hakhverdian rose to national level as she was selected for the national Dutch junior women's team. Two years later, she became the captain of the Dutch national junior women's team.

Since 2004, she has been playing for the Dutch national senior women's team.

In 2005, Biurakn stopped playing for ZVL and signed a contract with Ethnikos Piraeus (Athens, Greece), but returned within three months after internal mismanagement. Upon her return to the Netherlands, Hakhverdian signed a contract with Polar Bears and has been playing for them since.