Liliya Nikolaevna Konovalova (; February 20, 1933 – November 25, 2015) was a Soviet

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player, who played in the USSR team from 1955 to 1962. She was twice world champion with the USSR team, six-time champion of the USSR with

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, and (1956).Лилия Николаевна Коновалова
/ref> Konovalova played for Dynamo Moscow from 1953 to 1962. During this time, her team was champion of the USSR (1953–1955, 1960, 1962), silver medalists of the union championships (1957 and 1958), winner of the USSR Cup (1953) and winner of the

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in 1961. From 1955 to 1962, the USSR national team were twice world champion (1956 and 1960), silver medalists of the world championship in 1962, and silver medalists of the

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. After finishing her playing career, Konovalova taught Spanish at

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Чемпионат СССР 1958 года
1933 births 2015 deaths Sportspeople from Novosibirsk Soviet women's volleyball players Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{USSR-sport-bio-stub