Olga Yuryevna Krivosheyeva (Russian: Ольга Юрьевна Кривошеева, born 15 May 1961 in Almaty, Kazakhstan) is a former competitive volleyball player who represented the Soviet Union.[1] She won a gold medal with the Soviet women's national volleyball team in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Olga Krivosheyeva
Personal information
Full nameOlga Yuryevna Krivosheyeva
NicknameОльга Юрьевна Кривошеева
NationalityRussian
Born (1961-05-15) 15 May 1961 (age 62)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number12
National team
1984–1988 Soviet Union
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Japan
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow
Friendship Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Varna
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Arnhem
Silver medal – second place 1987 Ghent

References edit

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olga Krivosheyeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

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