Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball)

Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova (Russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Соколо́ва (Шашко́ва), also known as Lyubov Kılıç and formerly known as Lyubov Shashkova, born 4 December 1977) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at 2006 and 2010 World Championship in Japan and the silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Lyubov Sokolova
Personal information
Full nameLyubov Sokolova
NicknameLyuba
Nationality Russia  Turkey
Born (1977-12-04) 4 December 1977
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block307 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing Spiker
Current clubRetired
National team
1996–2016Russia
Last updated: May 2016

Personal life

She married Turkish former volleyball player Aytaç Kılıç when she was playing for Eczacıbaşı Istanbul. She has a son from her ex-husband. She has Turkish as well as Russian citizenship.

Career

Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe".[1]

She won the 2006–07 CEV Top Teams Cup with the Spanish team Grupo 2002 Murcia, and was awarded "Most Valuable Player" and "Best Server".[2]

Sokolova won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe.[3][4]

On May 2016 Sokolova announced her retirement from sports.[5]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

Awards
Preceded by
Raquel Silva
Best Server of
FIVB World Grand Prix

1999
Succeeded by
Érika Coimbra
Preceded by
Virna Dias
Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2000
Succeeded by
Danielle Scott-Arruda

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