Yelena Godina
Yelena Mikhailovna Godina (; born 17 September 1977) is a Russian former volleyball player, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at 2006 Volleyball World Championship in Japan and the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Honours * 1998 World Championship – 3rd place * 1999 World Cup – 2nd place * 2000 Olympic Games – 2nd place * 2002 World Championship – 3rd place * 2006 World Championship – 1st place * 2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ... – 6th place Individual awards * '' 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best blocker"'' * '' 2006 World Championship "Best server"'' R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg (, ; ), alternatively Romanization of Russian, romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( ; 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The city is located on the Iset River between the Idel-Ural, Volga-Ural region and Siberia, with a population of roughly 1.5 million residents, up to 2.2 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Yekaterinburg is the list of cities and towns in Russia by population, fourth-largest city in Russia, the largest city in the Ural Federal District, and one of Russia's main cultural and industrial centres. Yekaterinburg has been dubbed the "Third capital of Russia", as it is ranked third by the size of its economy, culture, transportation and tourism. Yekaterinburg was founded on 18 November 1723 and named after the Orthodox name of Catherine I of Russia, Catherine I (born Marta Helena Skowrońska), the wife of Russian Emperor Peter the G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 3 to 12 November 1998 in Tokyo, Tokuyama, Matsumoto, Kagoshima, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Osaka, Japan. Qualification Source:Official website Squads Venues Source: Format The tournament was played in three different stages (the first, second, and final rounds). In the , the 16 participants were divided into four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position; the three best teams of each group (a total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round. In the , the 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position; matches already played between teams in the were counted in this round. The four best teams of each group (a total of 8 teams) progressed t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1999 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix was the seventh women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over three weeks in four cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Yu Xi, PR China, from 27 to 29 August 1999. Teams Preliminary rounds Ranking The best four teams from the overall ranking are qualified for the final round. First round Group A *Venue: Macau Group B *Venue: Genting, Malaysia Second round Group C *Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Group D *Venue: Manila, Philippines Final round *Venue: Yuxi, China Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final ranking Individual awards *Most valuable player: ** *Best scorer: ** *Best spiker: ** *Best blocker: ** *Best server: ** *Best digger: ** *Best setter: ** *Best receiver: ** Dream Team *Setter: ** *Middle Blockers: ** ** *Outside Hitters: ** ** *Opposite Hitter: ** ReferencesVolleyball Almanac {{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb World Grand Prix, 1999 FIVB Wor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1997 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 1997 FIVB World Grand Prix was the fifth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in eight cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Kobe, Japan, from 29 to 31 August 1997. Preliminary round Ranking The best three teams from the overall ranking and Japan as host are qualified for the final round. First round Group A *Venue: Macau Group B *Venue: Suwon, South Korea Second round Group C *Venue: Taipei, Taiwan Group D *Venue: Hong Kong Third round (extra) Group E *Venue: Gifu, Japan Final round *Venue: Kobe, Japan Final ranking Final standings Individual awards *Most valuable player: ** *Best scorer: ** *Best spiker: ** *Best blocker: ** *Best server: ** *Best setter: ** *Best digger: ** Dream Team *Setter: ** *Middle Blockers: ** ** *Outside hitters: ** ** *Opposite Spiker: ** ReferencesResults FIVB World Grand Prix 1997 in Japanese sport International vo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World Grand Prix was replaced by the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and Challenger Cup. History Origins World Grand Prix was created in 1993 as part of the FIVB's marketing strategy to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing annual international competitions. It was modelled after the World League, a successful event for men that had been introduced three years before. The Grand Prix made women's volleyball very popular in East Asia. As of 2004, the competition was maintained mainly with the support of Asian investors. The early competitions and the finals were usually held in East Asia, because the volleyball market in Ea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup Squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup, held from November 13 to November 18, 2001 in Japan. The following is the Brazil roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the China roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the Japan roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the South Korea roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the Russia roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ... roster in the 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. References {{FIVB World Grand ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2001 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Saitama and Fukuoka, Japan from November 13 to November 18, 2001. Teams Squads Competition formula The competition formula of the 2001 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained. Venues *Saitama Super Arena ( Saitama) *Marine Messe (Fukuoka) Results Saitama round Fukuoka round Final standing Awards *MVP: Yang Hao *Best scorer: Yekaterina Gamova *Best spiker: Elizaveta Tishchenko *Best blocker: Yekaterina Gamova *Best server: Miyuki Takahashi *Best setter: Tatyana Gracheva *Best digger: Stacy Sykora Stacy Denise Sykora (born June 24, 1977) is an American retired volleyball player. She was a two-time All-American at Texas A&M University and she competed in both the 200 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1997 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The Second Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan at 14 to 23 November 1997. Teams Squads Competition formula The competition formula of the 1997 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained. Venues *Osaka-jō Hall (Osaka) *Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has b ...) *Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Tokyo) Results Osaka round Hiroshima round Tokyo round Final standing Team Roster Yelena Vasilevskaya, Natalya Morozova, Yelena Batukhtina, Yelena Godina, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Olga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup was an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organised by the FIVB. The main goal was not to have a single year without two high-profile world-level volleyball competitions, alongside the pre-existing men's and women's world championship, men's and women's world cup and the volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games which are all quadrennial and the annual men's and women's Nations League. The World Grand Champions Cup was therefore played quadrennially the year after the Olympic Games and is always hosted by the Japan Volleyball Association. It did not give any points for the World Ranking. Brazil has been the most successful team in the men's tournament, having won five of the seven editions. Brazil has also finished ru ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup Squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup, held from November 2 to November 16, 1999 in several cities in Japan. *Head coach: Claudio Cuello *Head coach: Bernardo Rezende *Head coach: Chen Zhonghe *Head coach: Ivica Jelić *Head coach: Antonio Perdomo *Head coach: Angelo Frigoni *Head coach: Arie Selinger *Head coach: Man-Bok Park *Head coach: Nikolay Karpol Nikolay Vasiliyevich Karpol (; born 1 May 1938) is a Russian women's volleyball coach and a longstanding coach of the Soviet Union women's national volleyball team, Soviet national team (then the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Common ... *Head coach: Kim Cheol-yong *Head coach: Mick Haley Referencesvolleyboxwebsite {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 Fivb Women's World Cup Squads F S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 2 to 16 November 1999 in Japan. The winner received a fast lane ticket into the 2000 Summer Olympics. Twelve women's national teams played at several venues across Japan. the teams were the hosts Japan, continental and vice-champions from Asia, Europe, NORCECA and South America, the African continental champion, and two wild-card teams created by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a 66-game single-round robin format match, in two groups (site A and site B). Teams * — Host * — African Champions * — Asian Champions * — European Champions * — NORCECA Champions * — South American Champions * — Asian Vice-champions * — European Vice-champions * — NORCECA Vice-champions * — South American Vice-champions * — Wild-card * — Wild-card Squads Results First round Site A Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Site B Venue: Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Initially the tournament was played in the year following the Olympic Games, but since 1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, 1991 the World Cup has been awarded in the year preceding the Olympic Games. The current champion is China women's national volleyball team, China, which won its fifth title at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, 2019 tournament. The historical format of the competition involves 12 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation Japan women's national volleyball team, Japan, competing in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about two weeks. The World Cup (with exception of the 2019 edition) acts as the first qualification event for the following year's Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games wit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |