Irina Ilchenko

Irina Anatolyevna Ilchenko (Russian: Ирина Анатольевна Ильченко; born 3 August 1968 in Ivanovo), known as Irina Ilchenko or Irina Smirnova, is a retired Russian volleyball player. Born in Yekaterinburg, she competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Irina Ilchenko
Personal information
Full nameIrina Anatolyevna Ilchenko
NicknameИрина Анатольевна Ильченко
NationalityRussian
Born (1968-08-03) 3 August 1968
Ivanovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
1984—1991
1992—1993
1993—1994
1995—1998
1998—2001
Soviet Union Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
Italy Impresem Agrigento
Croatia Mladost Zagreb
Turkey Galatasaray Istanbul
Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
National team
1987—1991
1992
1992—1993, 1996
 Soviet Union
 Unified Team
 Russia
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1990 ChinaTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1989 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place1991 JapanTeam
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place1990 SeattleTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1989 West GermanyTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 ItalyTeam
Silver medal – second place1987 BelgiumTeam
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place1986 BulgariaUnder-19
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaTeam
Representing  Russia
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place1993 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place1993 Hong KongTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1993 Czech RepublicTeam

She is the mother of the Russian player Ksenia Ilchenko Parubets.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Smirnova-Ilchenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011.


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