Ekaterina Gamova
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| Olympic medalist | |||
| [[Image: |Center|220px]] Ekaterina Gamova |
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| Medal record | |||
| Women's Volleyball | |||
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Competitor for  Russia |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | Team Competition | |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Team Competition | |
| World Championship | |||
| Gold | 2006 Japan | Team Competition | |
| European Championship | |||
| Gold | 2001 Sofia-Varna | Team Competition | |
Ekaterina Gamova (born October 17, 1980 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She is 2.04 metres (6 ft 8 in) tall, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. Current club - Dinamo (Moscow).
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[edit] Notes
- Height: 2.04 m (6 foot 8 inches)
- Position: Outside hitter/Opposite
- Weight: 81 kg (165 lbs)
- Shoe size: 49 (U.S. size 16)
[edit] Awards
- 2007 – Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2006/07 best server[1]
- 2006 – World Championship Gold Medal
- 2006 – World Grand Prix Best Scorer
- 2004 – Olympic Women's Volleyball best blocker & best scorer[2]
- 2004 – Best player[citation needed]
- 1999 – BCV Volleymasters 5th place
- 1999 – World Grand Prix Gold Medal
- 1999 – Junior W. Championship Gold Medal
[edit] In popular culture
The webcomic Achewood refers to Gamova as a target of the affections of its character Cornelius Bear.[3]
[edit] See also
- List of tall women
- Russia women's national volleyball team
- Women's volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
[edit] External links
- Federation Internationale de Volleyball biography
- Olympic Games 2004 - Russia's Gamova leads player rankings
- The Tallest Known Living Women profile
- Uralochka VC profile
- Video portrait at Metacafe
[edit] References
- ^ Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2006/07 - Individual Awards. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
- ^ Athens 2004 Olympic Women's Volleyball - Best Players. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
- ^ Drones Club - Cornelius Bear's Blog. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
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Preceded by Hao Yang |
World Grand Prix Best Scorer 2003 |
Succeeded by Logan Tom |
Preceded by Miyuki Takahashi |
World Grand Prix Best Scorer 2006 |
Succeeded by Taismary Aguero |
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Categories: 1980 births | Living people | Russian volleyball players | Olympic volleyball players of Russia | Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic silver medalists for Russia | Russian Olympic medalist stubs | Volleyball biography stubs
