Natalia Malykh
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| Full name | Natalia Nicolaevna Malykh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 December 1993 Volgograd, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 308 cm (121 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 297 cm (117 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |
 Dinamo Krasnodar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natalia Nicolaevna Malykh (Russian: Ната́лья Никола́евна Малы́х, born 8 December 1993 in Volgograd) is a Russian volleyball player, who plays as an opposite. She is member of the Russia women's national volleyball team and plays for Dinamo Krasnodar. Malykh was part of the Russian team which won the European Championships of 2013 and 2015.
Career
Malykh started playing volleyball at the age of eight, when he joined her hometown youth team Volzhanochki Volgograd. In 2009 she was promoted to the first team, where she played for three seasons, taking part in the Liga B, third level of the Russian championship.[1]
She played for the youth national team of Russia in the 2010 Junior European Championship in Serbia[2] and the 2011 U20 World Championship in Peru.[3]
For the 2012-13 season she is signed with VC Zarechie Odintsovo, debuting at the Russian Superligue and winning the 2013–14 Challenge Cup. In 2013 she made her debut for the senior Russian national team, at the Montreux Volley Masters and finish the tournament in second place. Later that year she took part in the XVII Universiade and at the European Championship, winning both competitions. In 2014 she won the bronze medal at the World Grand Prix and in 2015 she was silver medalist in the World Grand Prix and gold at the European Championship.
Ahead of the 2015–16 season she joined Dinamo Krasnodar, signing a two year contract with the club.[4] On 3 December 2015 Dinamo Krasnodar won the Women's Volley Russian Cup, beating Dinamo Kazan in the final. It was her first title with the club.[5]
Clubs
- Voljanotchka Volgograd (2009–2012)
- VC Zarechie Odintsovo (2012–2015)
- Dinamo Krasnodar (2015–present)
Awards
Individuals
National team
Junior
- 2013 Universiade – Gold Medal
Senior
- 2013 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2015 European Championship – Gold Medal
Clubs
- 2014 CEV Women's Challenge Cup – Champion with Zarechie Odintsovo[6]
- 2015 Women's Russian Cup – Champion with Dinamo Krasnodar[5]
References
- ↑ "Malykh a volleyball rising star" (in Russian). Mk.ru. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ "2010 CEV Junior European Championship - Women – Team Russia". CEV. Retrieved 6 November 2015. line feed character in
|title=at position 46 (help) - ↑ "2011 Women's Junior World Championship – Team Russia". FIVB. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ "Natalia Malykh joined the star composition of Dinamo Krasnodar". Russiavolley.com. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- 1 2 "2015 Women's Russian Cup - Details: The final and the match for bronze." (in Russian). Russian Volleyball Federation (ВФВ). 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- 1 2 "2014 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women". CEV. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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