Irina Kirillova
Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (Russian: Ирина Владимировна Кириллова, born May 15, 1965), also known as Irina Parkhomchuk, is a retired competitive volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist for the Soviet Union, later competing for Croatia.
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| Born | May 15, 1965 Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 3.00 m (118 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 2.85 m (112 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the 1990s, Kirilova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team.[2]
At the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, she was the assistant coach to the Russia women's national volleyball team. In 2011, Kirilova became the coach of the Croatian national team,[3] but resigned the position the same year.[4]
In 2017 Kirillova was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
As of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleyball coach.[5]
Clubs
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Mladost Zagreb (1990–1994)
Pallavolo Sumirago (1994–1996)- Volley Modena (1996–1997)
Mappin/Pinheiros (1997–1998)- Foppapedretti Bergamo (1998–1999)
- Virtus Reggio Calabria (1999–2001)
- Pallavolo Sirio Perugia (2001–2004)
- Chieri Volley (2005–2006)
Dinamo Moscow (2008–2009)- Asystel Volley (2009–2010)
- Uralochka-NTMK (2012–2012)[6]
References
- "Irina Kirillova". volleyhall.org. International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- Vukašinović, Ana (30 November 2010). "Uvezene medalje: Stranci koji su zbog sporta postali Hrvati". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- "Nova izbornica - Baračevi dogovorili: Irina Kirilova vodit će odbojkašice". Večernji list (in Croatian). 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- "Fabris: Da je Kirilova ostala, sve bi bilo bitno drukčije". Novi list (in Croatian). 2011-07-12. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- "Anzulović: Kirilova je bila primjer volje, sve je oko sebe činila boljima". Večernji list (in Croatian). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- "Profile". VolleyService.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Parkhomchuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
- Irina Kirillova at LegaVolleyFemminile.it (in Italian)
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