Yevgeniya Estes

Yevgeniya Viktorovna Estes (Russian: Евге́ния Ви́кторовна Э́стес, born 17 July 1975 in Sverdlovsk), née Artamonova (Артамонова), is a Russian former volleyball player who was a member of the national team and one of only two volleyball players (along with Sergey Tetyukhin) that competed consecutively in six Olympic Games. She won silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1][2]

Yevgeniya Estes
Personal information
Full nameYevgeniya Artamonova Estes
NationalityRussian
BornYevgeniya Artamonova
(1975-07-17) 17 July 1975
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number8 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1991—1995
1995—1999
1999—2000
2000—2001
2001—2002
2002—2004
2004—2006
2006—2007
2007—2012
Russia Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
Japan Okisu Toyobo
Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
Italy Virtus Reggio Calabria
Russia Uralochka-NTMK
Japan Takefuji Bamboo
Switzerland Volero Zurich
Japan Takefuji Bamboo
Russia Uralochka-NTMK
National team
1991
1992
1993—2012
 Soviet Union
 Unified Team
 Russia

Estes was briefly unable to play in 1994 due to an injury requiring knee surgery.[3] She quickly recovered and became a dominant force on the Russian national team, leading Russia to the gold medal at the Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg.[3][4]

In 2018, Estes was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]

Honors

Individual awards

References

  1. "Evgeniya Artamonova Estes". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. "Yevgeniya Artamonova-Estes". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. Possehl, Suzanne (4 August 1994). "GOODWILL GAMES: NOTEBOOK; U.S. and Russia Will Volley for Gold". The New York Times. p. 16. Retrieved 27 September 2023. (subscription required)
  4. Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1994 Sankt Petersburg (RUS) - 07-.08 Winner Soviet Union". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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