Yekaterina Gamova

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Гамова; born 17 October 1980) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian team that won the gold medals at the FIVB Volleyball World Championships in 2006 and 2010. She was also a member of the Russian team that won silver medals in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Yekaterina Gamova is 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) tall with an EU shoe size of 49.[1] This makes her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. Her role is outside hitter/opposite.

Yekaterina Gamova
Yekaterina Gamova in 2009
Personal information
Full nameYekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
National teamRussia Russia
Born (1980-10-17) October 17, 1980
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Home townYekaterinburg, Russia
Height202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
PositionOpposite
ClubRussia Uralochka-NTMK
Russia Dynamo Moscow
Turkey Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Russia Dinamo Kazan
Medal record
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 GermanyTeam
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place1999 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place2001 JapanTeam
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place1999 Yu XiTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 Hong KongTeam
Silver medal – second place2000 ManilaTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 AndriaTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 Reggio CalabriaTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 MacauTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1999 ItalyTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 BulgariaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2005 CroatiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 Belgium/LuxembourgTeam
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1999 Palma de MallorcaTeam
World U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place1997 PolandUnder-20
Gold medal – first place1999 CanadaUnder-20
European Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place1996 TurkeyUnder-19
Updated on May 2016.

References

  1. Денис АДАМОВ (2009-07-24). "Екатерина Гамова: «На росте не заморачиваюсь»". Редакция газеты "Наше время". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 27 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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