Yekaterina Gamova

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 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 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.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Aleksandrovna and the family name is Gamova.
Yekaterina Gamova
Gamova in 2009
Personal information
Full nameYekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Nationality Russia
Born (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
HometownYekaterinburg, Russia
Height2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Spike350 cm (140 in)
Block330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Career
YearsTeams
2000–2003
2003–2009
2009–2010
2010–2016		Russia Uralochka-NTMK
Russia Dynamo Moscow
Turkey Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Russia Dinamo Kazan
National team
1999—2014Russia Russia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 GermanyTeam
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place1999 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place2001 JapanTeam
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place1999 Yu XiTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 Hong KongTeam
Silver medal – second place2000 ManilaTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 AndriaTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 Reggio CalabriaTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 MacauTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1999 ItalyTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 BulgariaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2005 CroatiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 Belgium/LuxembourgTeam
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1999 Palma de MallorcaTeam
World U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place1997 PolandUnder-20
Gold medal – first place1999 CanadaUnder-20
European Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place1996 TurkeyUnder-19
Last updated: May 2016

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]

In 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 Mikhail Mukasei, son of Svetlana Druzhinina and Anatoly Mukasei.[14]

Clubs

Awards

Government
  • Merited Master of Sports of Russia (2000)
  • Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class (19 April 2001) — for the huge contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and for the huge sports destinations at the XXVII Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000[15]
  • Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class (3 October 2006) — for the huge contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and for sports destinations[16]
  • Decoration of Honour for Services in the Development of Physical Culture and Sports (28 April 2016)[17]

Individuals

Junior

Senior

Clubs
  • 1998, 1999, Russian League Championship – Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK 2
  • 2000, 2001, 2002, Russian League Championship – Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK
  • 2005, 2007, 2009 Russian Championship – Champion, with Dynamo Moscow
  • 2009–2010 Turkish League Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
  • 2009–2010 Turkish Cup Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
  • 2009–2010 Turkish Super Cup Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
  • 2010–2011 Russian Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Kazan
  • 2013–14 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Dinamo Kazan
  • 2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Dinamo Kazan

See also

References
  1. "Екатерина Гамова: "Мне всегда были непонятны вопросы про мой рост" – Известия". 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
  2. "Республиканский общественно-политический еженедельник "Наше время"". 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
  3. CEV. "Volley BERGAMO is the 2009 Champion!!!". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  4. "Gamova Fenerbahçe Acıbadem'de" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  5. CEV. "After thrilling five-setter and additional golden set Fenerbahce picks up Turkish national cup". Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  6. CEV. "Volley BERGAMO wins 2010 CEV Indesit European Champions League!". Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  7. FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  8. "FIVB Volleyball Olympic Games 2012 | Features".
  9. "Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  10. "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  11. "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  12. Волейболистка Екатерина Гамова объявила о завершении карьеры
  13. Волейболистки Гамова и Соколова завершили карьеру
  14. "Казанская волейболистка Гамова вышла замуж".
  15. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19 апреля 2001 года No. 450 "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации спортсменов, тренеров, работников физической культуры и спорта"" (in Russian). 19 April 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  16. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 3 октября 2006 года No. 1064 "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации"" (in Russian). 3 October 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  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 19 May 2016.
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