Yekaterina Gamova Explained

Yekaterina Gamova
Fullname:Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:17 October 1980
Birth Place:Chelyabinsk, Russia
Hometown:Yekaterinburg, Russia
Weight:80kg (180lb)
Spike:350cm (140inches)
Block:330cm (130inches)
Position:Opposite
Years:2000 - 2003
2003 - 2009
2009 - 2010
2010 - 2016
Clubs: Uralochka-NTMK
Dynamo Moscow
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Dinamo Kazan
Nationalyears:1999 - 2014
Nationalteam: Russia
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 Russian 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. Due to her stature and dominance at the net, she has been hailed as the "Queen of Volleyball". She is 2.02m (06.63feet) tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. She is also the second highest paid female player in professional volleyball history.[1] [2] Her role was outside hitter/opposite.

Career

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

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

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

After the defeat in the quarterfinals by Brazil in the 2012 Olympics she considered quitting the national team but still continued 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 the home owners Rabita Baku 3 - 0 in the semifinals[9] and the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul 3 - 0 in the final.[10] She was awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer.[10]

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

In May 2016, Gamova announced on Match TV and her Facebook page her wish to retire from the sports due to an injury.[12] With that said, she won't be participating at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]

Family

On 17 August 2012, Gamova married Russian cinematographer and producer Mikhail Mukasei, son of Svetlana Druzhinina and Anatoly Mukasei.[14]

Clubs

Awards

Government

Individuals

National team

Junior

Senior

Clubs

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Екатерина Гамова: "Мне всегда были непонятны вопросы про мой рост" – Известия. October 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020082537/http://izvestia.ru/news/325948 . 2014-10-20 .
  2. Web site: Республиканский общественно-политический еженедельник "Наше время". March 29, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120329184351/http://www.nvpress.ru/index.asp?id=24070912&dates=24/7/2009 . 2012-03-29 .
  3. Web site: Volley BERGAMO is the 2009 Champion!!!. CEV. 2010-04-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101119003709/http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2009/news_archive_2009_03/14103_EN.html. 2010-11-19 .
  4. Web site: Gamova Fenerbahçe Acıbadem'de . Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü . tr . 2010-04-26.
  5. Web site: After thrilling five-setter and additional golden set Fenerbahce picks up Turkish national cup. CEV. 2010-04-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100418222556/http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/4285/16820_EN.html. 2010-04-18.
  6. Web site: Volley BERGAMO wins 2010 CEV Indesit European Champions League! . CEV . 2010-04-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100407083445/http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/1711/16651_EN.html . 2010-04-07.
  7. Web site: Russia repeat as world champions. FIVB. 2010-11-14.
  8. Web site: FIVB Volleyball Olympic Games 2012 Features.
  9. Web site: Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final. CEV. Baku, Azerbaijan. 2014-03-15. 2014-03-16.
  10. Web site: Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title . CEV. Baku, Azerbaijan. 2014-03-16. 2014-03-16.
  11. News: Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style. FIVB. Zurich, Switzerland. 2014-05-11. 2014-05-11.
  12. http://rg.ru/2016/05/18/volejbolistka-ekaterina-gamova-obiavila-o-zavershenii-karery.html Волейболистка Екатерина Гамова объявила о завершении карьеры
  13. http://ria.ru/sport/20160518/1435847472.html Волейболистки Гамова и Соколова завершили карьеру
  14. Web site: Казанская волейболистка Гамова вышла замуж .
  15. Web site: Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19 апреля 2001 года No. 450 "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации спортсменов, тренеров, работников физической культуры и спорта". 19 April 2001. 2016-05-19. ru.
  16. Web site: Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 3 октября 2006 года No. 1064 "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации". 3 October 2006. 2016-05-19. ru.
  17. Web site: Асгат Сафаров вручил Екатерине Гамовой Почётный знак Министерства спорта РФ "За заслуги в развитии физической культуры и спорта". 28 April 2016. Integrated Portal of Government and Local Self-Government Authorities "Official Tatarstan". ru. 2016-05-19.

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