Yelena Godina
Personal information
Born	(1977-09-17) 17 September 1977 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Spike	3.17 m (10 ft 5 in)
Block	3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	6
Career
Years Teams 1991—1997 1997—1998 1998—1999 1999—2001 2001—2002 2003—2004 2004—2005 2005—2006 2006—2011 Uralochka Ekaterinburgo ŽOK Dubrovnik NEC Red Rockets Uralochka Ekaterinburgo Eczacıbaşı Istanbul CV Tenerife Dynamo Moscow Chieri Dynamo Moscow
National team
1995—2008  Russia
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 2006 Japan Team 1998 Japan Team 2002 Germany Team World Cup 1999 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Japan Team 2001 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 1997 Kobe Team 1999 Yu Xi Team 2002 Hong Kong Team 1998 Hong Kong Team 2000 Manila Team 2006 Reggio Calabria Team 1996 Shangai Team 2001 Macau Team European Championship 1997 Czech Republic Team 1999 Italy Team 2001 Bulgaria Team 1995 Netherlands Team 2005 Croatia Team 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg Team World U20 Championship 1995 Thailand Under-20 European Junior Championship 1994 Hungary Under-19

Yelena Mikhailovna Godina (Russian: Елена Михайловна Година) (born 17 September 1977, in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian 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 and 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1] She participated at the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix.^[2]

Notes

• Height: 1.97 m
• Weight: 73 kg
• Shoe size: 47 (EU) / 14 (US)

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 – 6th place

Individual awards

• 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best blocker"
• 2006 World Championship "Best server"

References