Yekaterina Gamova

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Yekaterina Gamova
Ekaterina Gamova 3.jpg
Gamova in 2009
Personal information
Full name Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Nationality  Russia
Born (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 (age 43)
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Hometown Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Spike 350 cm (140 in)
Block 330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite
Career
Years Teams
2000–2003
2003–2009
2009–2010
2010–2016		 Russia Uralochka-NTMK
Russia Dynamo Moscow
Turkey Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Russia Dinamo Kazan
National team
1999—2014 Russia Russia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic rings with white rims.svg
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Germany Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Japan Team
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1999 Yu Xi Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Hong Kong Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Manila Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Andria Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Macau Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bulgaria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Croatia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg Team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1999 Palma de Mallorca Team
World U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Poland Under-20
Gold medal – first place 1999 Canada Under-20
European Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 1996 Turkey Under-19
Last updated: May 2016

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Гамова; born 17 October 1980) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Due to her stature and dominance at the net, she has been hailed as the "Queen of Volleyball". She is Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. She is also the second highest paid female player in professional volleyball history.[1][2] Her role was outside hitter/opposite.

Career

Playing with Dynamo Moscow she won the silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best scorer".[3]

For the 2009/2010 season, she joined the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.[4] With this team she won the Turkish League Championship[5] and went to the 2010 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four. Her team finished in the second place after being defeated by Volley Bergamo and she was awarded "Best scorer".[6]

She was a member of the Russia national team that won the 2010 World Championship and was named the Most Valuable Player of the event.[7]

After the defeat in the quarterfinals by Brazil in the 2012 Olympics she is considering quitting playing with the national team but still continuing playing at club level. "I will take a break with the national team. I don't know if it will be a permanent leave, or if I will resume after a long pause."[8]

Gamova won with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan the 2013–14 CEV Champions League held in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating 3–0 the home owners Rabita Baku in the semifinals[9] and 3–0 to the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul in the final.[10] She was awarded tournament's Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer.[10]

Gamova won the gold medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship, when her team defeated 3–0 to the Brazilian club Molico Osasco for the championship match. She was named the Best Opposite Spiker and Most Valuable Player among the championship Best Team.[11]

In May 2016, Gamova announced on Match TV and on her Facebook page that she wants to retire from her sports career because of an injury.[12] With that said, she won't participate at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]

Family

After the Olympics in London on 17 August 2012, she married the Russian cinematographer and producer Mikhail Mukasei, son of Svetlana Druzhinina and Anatoly Mukasei.[14]

Clubs

Awards

Government

  • Merited Master of Sports of Russia (2000)
  • Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class (19 April 2001) — for the huge contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and for the huge sports destinations at the XXVII Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000[15]
  • Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class (3 October 2006) — for the huge contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and for sports destinations[16]
  • Decoration of Honour for Services in the Development of Physical Culture and Sports (28 April 2016)[17]

Individuals

National team

Junior

Senior

Clubs

  • 1998, 1999, Russian League Championship – Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK 2
  • 2000, 2001, 2002, Russian League Championship – Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK
  • 2005, 2007, 2009 Russian Championship – Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Dynamo Moscow
  • 2009–2010 Turkish League Championship – Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
  • 2009–2010 Turkish Cup Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
  • 2009–2010 Turkish Super Cup Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
  • 2010–2011 Russian Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Kazan
  • 2013–14 CEV Champions League - Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Dinamo Kazan
  • 2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Dinamo Kazan

See also

References

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  12. ↑ Волейболистка Екатерина Гамова объявила о завершении карьеры
  13. ↑ Волейболистки Гамова и Соколова завершили карьеру
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External links

Awards
Preceded by Best Blocker of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2000		 Succeeded by
United States Danielle Scott-Arruda
Preceded by Best Scorer of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2003
2006		 Succeeded by
United States Logan Tom
Italy Taismary Agüero
Preceded by Best Server of
FIVB World Championship
2006		 Succeeded by
NetherlandsMaret Grothues
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