Tzina Lamprousi

Tzina (Georgia) Lamprousi (Greek: Τζίνα Λαμπρούση; born January 27, 1993, in Athens) is a female professional volleyball player from Greece, who is a member of the Greece women's national volleyball team.[1] At club level, she plays in Hellenic Volley League for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus since July 2013.

Tzina Lamprousi
Personal information
Full nameGeorgia Lamprousi
Nationality Greece
Born (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993
Athens, Greece
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Spike287 cm (113 in)
Block279 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubGreece Olympiacos S.F. Piraeus
Number7 (club and national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2013
2013–		Greece Iraklis Kifisia (Athens)
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
National team
Greece Hellas - 76 caps (05.2018)
Last updated: 26 September 2018

Career

Tzina (Georgia) Lamprousi, originating from Assos Preveza, began the sport at a young age. She began in 2002 with Aerobic gymnastics, and was actually a member of the Hellenic national team. But after six years she was forced to leave this sport because of her height, and at the instigation of the coaches of the sports high school where she was studying, she started playing volleyball. In 2008, at the age of 15 years old became a member of the Junior team of Iraklis Kifisia (Hellenic 1st division club), and a few months later was a member of the Hellenic National Junior Team. In 2008–09 season won with Iraklis the Hellenic Girls Championship and in 2010-11 the Hellenic Junior Women Championship. Gradually she was promoted to the first team of Iraklis, participating in the Hellenic Women's 1st division Championship.

The summer of 2013 Tzina Lamprousi moved to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus. With Olympiacos Lamprousi has won since then 6 Hellenic Championships, 6 Hellenic Cups, the silver medal of the 2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup but most importantly the golden medal of the 2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup, with 22 winning block points in the whole competition,[2] being all these years a permanent member of her squad as central blocker.

International career

In 2009, at the age of 16 Tzina Lamprousi, was selected for the Hellenic Junior Women's National team and competed in the preliminary round of the relative European Championship.[3] In the Hellenic Women's National Team deputed in the preliminary round of the 2011 European Championship,[4] and since then she is a basic member of the National Squad, having participated in the Mediterranean Games of 2013, and in any other competition, such as the preliminary rounds of European and World Championships, in the European League[5] and in many friendlies as well. In 2018 Mediterranean Games she won the silver medal as a permanent member of the Hellenic National Team.[6] In 2019 she competed with the Hellenic National Team in the final phase of the European Championship, participating in all 6 games of Greece.[7]

Sporting achievements

National Team

International competitions

National championships

National trophies

Individuals

References
  1. "Hellenic Women's national volleyball team". cev.eu. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. "Best blocker in 2017-18 CEV Challenge Cup". cev.eu. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. "Hellenic Junior Women's National Team - 2010". cev.eu. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. "Hellenic Women's National Team - 2011". cev.eu. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. "Lamprousi in 2015 European League". cev.eu. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. Silver medal of Hellenic National Team in 2018 Mediterranean Games www.volleynews.gr (in Greek)
  7. 2019 European Championship: France-Greece 0-3 www.cev.eu
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