Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball)
Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova (Russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Соколо́ва (Шашко́ва), also known as Lyubov Kılıç and formerly known as Lyubov Shashkova, born 4 December 1977) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 World Championships in Japan, and silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]
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| Full name | Lyubov Sokolova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lyuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russia Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1977 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 307 cm (121 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing Spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
She married Turkish former volleyball player Aytaç Kılıç when she was playing for Eczacıbaşı Istanbul. She has a son from her ex-husband. She has Turkish as well as Russian citizenship.
Career
Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe".[2]
She won the 2006–07 CEV Top Teams Cup with the Spanish team Grupo 2002 Murcia, and was awarded "Most Valuable Player" and "Best Server".[3]
Sokolova won gold medal at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship with Fenerbahçe, and the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe.[4][5]
In May 2016, Sokolova announced her retirement from sports.[6]
Clubs
- CSKA Moscow (1992–1995)
- Rossy Moscow (1995–1996)
Mladost Zagabria (1997–1998)
Hitachi (1998–1999)- Uralotchka NTMK Ekaterinburg (1999–2000)
- Eczacıbaşı (2000–2001)
Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2002–2005)- Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2005–2006)
Grupo 2002 Murcia (2006–2007)- Zarechie Odintsovo (2007–2009)
- Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2009–2010)
- Fenerbahçe (2010–2012)
- Eczacıbaşı (2012–2013)
- Dinamo Krasnodar (2013–2016, 2017–2018)
Awards
Individuals
- 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server"
- 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Dream Team: Opposite Hitter"
- 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"
- 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Receiver"
- 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix "Most valuable player"
- 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship "Best Server"
- 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship "Best Receiver"
- 2004 Cev Challenge Cup "Best server"
- 2004 Cev Challenge Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2005 European Champions League "Most valuable player"
- 2005 European Champions League "Best Spiker"
- 2006 CEV "Best player of European"
- 2007 European Championship "Best Receiver"
- 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Best Server"
- 2011 Aroma League Women's Championship "Most Valuable Player"
Clubs
- 2001 Turkish Cup –
Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul - 2001 Turkish Championship – Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 2003–04 CEV Challenge Cup – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2004 Italian Championship –
Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo - 2004 Italian Super Cup – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2004–05 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2006 Spanish Super Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007 Spanish Queen Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007 Spanish Championship – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007 CEV Top Teams Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2008 Russian Championship – Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo
- 2008 Russian Cup – Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo
- 2010 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2010 FIVB World Club Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2010–11 CEV Champions League –
Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe - 2010–11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2011–12 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal
- 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup –
Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA - 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2014–2015 CEV Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2015 Clubs World Championship – Runner-Up, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2015–2016 CEV Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
References
- "Lyubov Sokolova-Shashkova". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- CEV. "CEV Honours Players of the Year 2006". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- CEV. "Grupo 2002 Murcia takes Women's Top Teams Cup to Spain". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- CEV. "World champion FenerbahceAcibadem saves honor by claiming bronze medal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- "Двукратная чемпионка мира по волейболу Любовь Соколова объявила о завершении карьеры". ТАСС. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
External links
- Lioubov Sokolova at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Lioubov Sokolova at WorldofVolley
- Lioubov Sokolova at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
- Lioubov Sokolova at Olympedia
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lyubov Sokolova-Shashkova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- FIVB Profile
- "Italian League Profile". Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
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