Irina Kirillova
| Irina Kirillova | |||
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| 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[1] | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
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Honours | |||
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.[2]
In the 1990s, Kirilova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team.[3]
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,[4] but resigned the position the same year.[5]
In 2017 Kirillova was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
Personal life[edit]
As of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleyball coach.[6]
Clubs[edit]
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]
- ^ a b "Irina Kirillova". volleyhall.org. International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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
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Categories:
- Soviet women's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- 1965 births
- Sportspeople from Tula, Russia
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Croatian women's volleyball players
- Russian women's volleyball players
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
- Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball
- Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
- Naturalized citizens of Croatia
- Naturalised volleyball players
- Friendship Games medalists in volleyball
- Expatriate volleyball players in Yugoslavia
- Expatriate volleyball coaches
- Croatian volleyball coaches
- Russian volleyball coaches
- Female sports coaches
- Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Yugoslavia
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil
- Expatriate volleyball players in Croatia
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy