Vera Ulyakina

Vera Alexandrovna Vetrova, née Ulyakina (Russian: Ве́ра Алекса́ндровна Ве́трова, born 21 August 1986 in Gorky) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship in Japan,[1] the 2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix in China,[2] the 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Italy and Serbia,[3] and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

Vera Vetrova
Personal information
Full nameVera Alexandrovna Vetrova (Ulyakina)
Nationality Russia
Born (1986-08-21) 21 August 1986
Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike298 cm (117 in)
Block293 cm (115 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubDynamo Moscow
Number9 (club and national team)
National team
2010–2017Russia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing Russia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Japan Team
Last updated: 20 January 2017

At club level, she played for Indesit (then called Stinol) and Dinamo Kazan before joining Dinamo Moscow in 2011.[5][6]

Personal life

She is married to Andrey Vetrov and due to her pregnancy she was out on maternity leave for most of 2012 and early 2013. On 1 November 2012 she gave birth to a boy named Nikolay.[7]

Clubs

Awards

Senior

Clubs
  • 2010 Russian Cup – Gold medal (with Dinamo Kazan)
  • 2010–11 Russian Championship – Gold medal (with Dinamo Kazan)
  • 2011 Russian Cup – Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow)
  • 2011–12 Russian Championship – Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow)
  • 2013 Russian Cup – Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow)
  • 2013–14 Russian Championship – Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow)
  • 2014–15 Russian Championship – Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow)
  • 2015–16 Russian Championship – Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow)
  • 2016 Russian Cup – Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow)
  • 2016–17 Russian Championship – Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow)

References
  1. "Profile – Japan 2010". FIVB. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. "Profile – World Grand Prix 2011". FIVB. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. "Russia - Team details - 2011 CEV Volleyball European Championship". CEV. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. "Profile – Rio 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. "Profile". VolleyService.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. "Profile". komanda2016.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  7. Безъязычный, Алексей (5 March 2013). Вера Ветрова: "О Лондоне не жалею. О Рио - мечтаю". Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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