Yekaterina Gamova

Yekaterina Gamova

Gamova in 2009
Personal information
Full name Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Nationality Russia
Born October 17, 1980 (1980-10-17) (age 31)
Chelyabinsk,  Soviet Union
Hometown Yekaterinburg,  Russia
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 81 kg (180 lb)
Spike 321 cm (126 in)
Block 310 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter/Opposite
Current club Dinamo Kazan
Number 11
Career
Years Clubs
2000–2003
2003–2009
2009–2010
2010–		 Uralochka-NTMK
Dynamo Moscow
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Dinamo Kazan
National team
1996 – Russia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Competitor for Russia
Olympic Games
Silver 2000 Sydney National team
Silver 2004 Athens National team
World Championship
Gold 2006 Japan National team
Gold 2010 Japan National team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver 2006 Reggio Calabria National team
Bronze 2001 Macau National team
European Championship
Gold 2001 Sofia-Varna National team
Competitor for Dynamo Moscow
Women's CEV Champions League
Silver 2007 Zurich National team
Silver 2009 Perugia National team
Top Volley International
Silver 2005 Basel National team
Bronze 2008 Basel National team
Competitor for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Women's CEV Champions League
Silver 2010 Cannes National team
Last updated: April 2010

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Гамова) (born October 17, 1980 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She is 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world.[1][2] Her role is outside hitter/opposite.

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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]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

National team

Junior

Senior

Clubs

See also

References

  1. ^ Izvestia (in Russian)
  2. ^ NVPress (in Russian)
  3. ^ CEV. "Volley BERGAMO is the 2009 Champion!!!". http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2009/news_archive_2009_03/14103_EN.html. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
  4. ^ "Gamova Fenerbahçe Acıbadem’de" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. http://www.fenerbahce.org/fb2008/detay.asp?ContentID=15974. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
  5. ^ CEV. "After thrilling five-setter and additional golden set Fenerbahce picks up Turkish national cup". http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/4285/16820_EN.html. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
  6. ^ CEV. "Volley BERGAMO wins 2010 CEV Indesit European Champions League!". http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/1711/16651_EN.html. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
  7. ^ FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Women/viewPressRelease.asp?No=27090&Language=en. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 

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Awards
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 Agüero
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem 2009–10 Champion Squad

1 İpek | 3 Nihan | 4 Songül | 6 Dirickx | 8 Blom | 9 Seda | 11 Gamova | 12 Çiğdem (C) | 13 Osmokrović | 14 Eda | 16 Elif | 17 Naz | 18 Merve
Coach: De Brandt