Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (Russian: Ирина Владимировна Кириллова, born 15 May 1965), also known as Irina Parkhomchuk, is a retired competitive volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist for the Soviet Union, later competing for Croatia.[1] Kirillova won a gold medal while representing the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[2] She also led the Soviet Union to the gold medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China, and was named the MVP of the tournament.[2] She was a setter.[2]
| Irina Kirillova | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Irina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (Kirillova-) | ||
| Born | 15 May 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) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Setter | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| National team | |||
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Honours | |||
In the 1990s, Kirillova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team.[3]
In 2017, Kirillova was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]
Coaching
editAt the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Kirillova was the assistant coach to the Russia women's national volleyball team. In 2011, Kirilova became the coach of the Croatian national team,[4] but resigned the position the same year.[5]
Personal life
editAs of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleyball coach.[6]
Clubs
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Uralochka Sverdlovsk (1980–1990)
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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)[7]
References
edit- ^ 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 4 November 2012.
Full name: Irina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (-Kirillova) / Original name: Ирина Владимировна Пархомчук (-Кириллова)
- ^ a b c d "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). 21 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Fabris: Da je Kirilova ostala, sve bi bilo bitno drukčije". Novi list (in Croatian). 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "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
edit- Irina Kirillova at LegaVolleyFemminile.it (in Italian)
- Irina Kirillova at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Irina Parkhomchuk at Olympics.com
- Irina Parkhomchuk at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net profile