Yekaterina Gamova

Yekaterina Gamova

Gamova in 2009
Personal information
Full name Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Nationality  Russia
Born (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980
Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Hometown Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height 2.05 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Spike 330 cm (130 in)
Block 314 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite
Current club Dinamo Kazan
Number 11
Career
YearsTeams
2000–2003
2003–2009
2009–2010
2010–2016		Uralochka-NTMK
Dynamo Moscow
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Dinamo Kazan
National team
1996 – 2014Russia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team
2004 Athens Team
World Championship
2006 Japan Team
2010 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
1999 Yu Xi Team
2002 Hong Kong Team
2000 Manila Team
2003 Andria Team
2006 Reggio Calabria Team
2009 Tokyo Team
2001 Macau Team
European Championship
1999 Rome Team
2001 Sofia-Varna Team
2005 Zagreb-Pula Team
2007 Charleroi-Luxembourg Team
Last updated: May 2016

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Гамова; born 17 October 1980) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She is 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world.[1][2] Her role was outside hitter/opposite.

Career

Playing with Dynamo Moscow she won the silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best Scorer".[3]

For the 2009/2010 season, she joined the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.[4] With this team she won the Turkish League Championship[5] and went to the 2010 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four. Her team finished in the second place after being defeated by Volley Bergamo and she was awarded "Best Scorer".[6]

She was a member of the Russia national team that won the 2010 World Championship and was named the Most Valuable Player of the event.[7]

After the defeat in the quarterfinals by Brazil in the 2012 Olympics she is considering quitting playing with the national team but still continuing playing at club level. “I will take a break with the national team. I don’t know if it will be a permanent leave, or if I will resume after a long pause."[8]

Gamova won with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan the 2013–14 CEV Champions League held in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating 3-0 the home owners Rabita Baku in the semifinals[9] and 3-0 to the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul in the final.[10] She was awarded tournament's Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer.[10]

Gamova won the gold medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship, when her team defeated 3-0 to the Brazilian club Molico Osasco for the championship match. She was named the Best Opposite Spiker and Most Valuable Player among the championship Best Team.[11]

On May 2016, Gamova announced on Match TV and on her Facebook page that she wants to retire from her sports career because of an injury.[12] With that said, she won't participate at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]

Family

After the Olympics in London on 17 August 2012, she married the Russian cinematographer and producer Michael Mukasey.[14]

Clubs

Awards

Government

Individuals

National team

Junior

Senior

Clubs

See also

References

  1. ↑ Izvestia (in Russian)
  2. ↑ NVPress (in Russian)
  3. ↑ CEV. "Volley BERGAMO is the 2009 Champion!!!". Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Gamova Fenerbahçe Acıbadem'de" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  5. ↑ CEV. "After thrilling five-setter and additional golden set Fenerbahce picks up Turkish national cup". Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  6. ↑ CEV. "Volley BERGAMO wins 2010 CEV Indesit European Champions League!". Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  7. ↑ FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  8. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/en/olympics/london2012/FeatureVB.asp?No=36445
  9. ↑ "Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  10. 1 2 "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  11. ↑ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  12. ↑ Волейболистка Екатерина Гамова объявила о завершении карьеры
  13. ↑ Волейболистки Гамова и Соколова завершили карьеру
  14. ↑ http://www.rg.ru/2012/08/17/reg-pfo/gamova-anons.html
  15. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19 апреля 2001 года № 450 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации спортсменов, тренеров, работников физической культуры и спорта»" (in Russian). 19 April 2001. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  16. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 3 октября 2006 года № 1064 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»" (in Russian). 3 October 2006. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  17. ↑ "Асгат Сафаров вручил Екатерине Гамовой Почётный знак Министерства спорта РФ "За заслуги в развитии физической культуры и спорта"" (in Russian). Integrated Portal of Government and Local Self-Government Authorities "Official Tatarstan". 28 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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