Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball)

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Lyubov Sokolova
Lyubov Kılıç 3.jpg
Lyubov Sokolova in 2006
Personal information
Full nameLyubov Sokolova
NicknameLyuba
Nationality Russia
 Turkey
Born (1977-12-04) 4 December 1977 (age 46)
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
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1997 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1999 Yu Xi Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Hong Kong Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Manilla Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Macau Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bulgaria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg Team
World U20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thailand Under-20
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hungary Under-19
Last updated: May 2016

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.

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.[citation needed]

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]

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

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. ^ CEV. "CEV Honours Players of the Year 2006". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. ^ CEV. "Grupo 2002 Murcia takes Women's Top Teams Cup to Spain". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. ^ CEV. "World champion FenerbahceAcibadem saves honor by claiming bronze medal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  4. ^ CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Двукратная чемпионка мира по волейболу Любовь Соколова объявила о завершении карьеры". ТАСС. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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Awards
Preceded by Best Server of
FIVB World Grand Prix
1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2000 		Succeeded by

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