Yelena Godina

Yelena Mikhailovna Godina (Russian: Елена Михайловна Година) (born 17 September 1977, in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian volleyball player, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at 2006 Volleyball World Championship in Japan and the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 1996 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] She participated at the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix.[2]

Yelena Godina
Personal information
Born (1977-09-17) 17 September 1977
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike3.17 m (10 ft 5 in)
Block3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number6
Career
YearsTeams
1991—1997
1997—1998
1998—1999
1999—2001
2001—2002
2003—2004
2004—2005
2005—2006
2006—2011
Russia Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
Croatia ŽOK Dubrovnik
Japan NEC Red Rockets
Russia Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
Spain CV Tenerife
Russia Dynamo Moscow
Italy Chieri
Russia Dynamo Moscow
National team
1995—2008 Russia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 GermanyTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1999 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place1997 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place2001 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place1997 KobeTeam
Gold medal – first place1999 Yu XiTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 Hong KongTeam
Silver medal – second place1998 Hong KongTeam
Silver medal – second place2000 ManilaTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 Reggio CalabriaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1996 ShangaiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 MacauTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1997 Czech RepublicTeam
Gold medal – first place1999 ItalyTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 BulgariaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 NetherlandsTeam
Bronze medal – third place2005 CroatiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 Belgium/LuxembourgTeam
World U20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place1995 ThailandUnder-20
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place1994 HungaryUnder-19

Notes

  • Height: 1.97 m
  • Weight: 73 kg
  • Shoe size: 47 (EU) / 14 (US)

Honours

  • 1998 World Championship – 3rd place
  • 1999 World Cup – 2nd place
  • 2000 Olympic Games – 2nd place
  • 2002 World Championship – 3rd place
  • 2006 World Championship – 1st place
  • 2008 Olympic Games – 6th place

Individual awards

  • 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best blocker"
  • 2006 World Championship "Best server"

References

  1. Olympic results
  2. "Team Rosters". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 23 August 2018.


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