Yekaterina Gamova

Yekaterina Gamova

Gamova in 2009
Personal information
Full name Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Nationality  Russia
Born 17 October 1980
Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Hometown Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Spike 321 cm (126 in)
Block

310 cm (120 in)

[1]
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter/Opposite
Current club Dinamo Kazan
Number 11
Career
Years Teams
2000–2003
2003–2009
2009–2010
2010–		 Uralochka-NTMK
Dynamo Moscow
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Dinamo Kazan
National team
1996 – Russia
Last updated: May 2014

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Гамова) (born 17 October 1980) 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.[2][3] Her role is 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".[4]

For the 2009/2010 season, she joined the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.[5] With this team she won the Turkish League Championship[6] 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".[7]

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.[8]

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."[9]

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[10] and 3-0 to the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul in the final.[11] She was awarded tournament's Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer.[11]

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.[12]

Family

After the Olympics in London on 17 August 2012, she married the Russian cinematographer and producer Michael Mukasey.[13]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

National team

Junior

Senior

Clubs

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldOQT/2012/W1WOQT12/Players.asp?Tourn=W1WOQT12&Team=RUS&No=111379
  2. ↑ Izvestia (in Russian)
  3. ↑ NVPress (in Russian)
  4. ↑ CEV. "Volley BERGAMO is the 2009 Champion!!!". Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Gamova Fenerbahçe Acıbadem’de" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  6. ↑ CEV. "After thrilling five-setter and additional golden set Fenerbahce picks up Turkish national cup". Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  7. ↑ CEV. "Volley BERGAMO wins 2010 CEV Indesit European Champions League!". Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  8. ↑ FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  9. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/en/olympics/london2012/FeatureVB.asp?No=36445
  10. ↑ "Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  12. ↑ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  13. ↑ http://www.rg.ru/2012/08/17/reg-pfo/gamova-anons.html

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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