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Lioubov Sokolova
Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova (russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Соколо́ва (Шашко́ва), also known as Lyubov Kılıç and formerly known as Lyubov Shashkova, born 4 December 1977) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at 2006 and 2010 World Championship in Japan and the silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Personal life She married Turkish former volleyball player Aytaç Kılıç when she was playing for Eczacıbaşı Istanbul. She has a son from her ex-husband. She has Turkish as well as Russian citizenship. Career Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe". She won the 2006–07 CEV Top Teams Cup with the Spanish team Grupo 2002 Murcia, and was awarded "Most Valuable Player" and "Best Server". Sokolova won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) *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 Chukanova, Tatyana Gracheva, Elizaveta Tishchenko, Anastasiya Belikova, Natalya Safronova, Anna Artamonova, Irina Tebenikhina Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol Awards *MVP: Yevgeniya Artamonova *Best Scorer: Yevgeniya Artamonova *Best Spiker: Regla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 1995 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 24 to 30, 1995. 16 teams participated in the tournament. This tournament had to be played at Bangkok, Thailand. Qualification process * ''*'' Poland replaced Croatia. * ''**'' Peru replaced Argentina. Pools composition Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Second round Play off – elimination group Play off – seeding group Final round Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Individual awards *MVP: Zhang Jinwen *Best scorer: Valeska Menezes *Best spiker: Valeska Menezes *Best blocker: Elena Godina *Best server: Elles Leferink External links Informative website {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Fivb Women's Junior World Championship World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 21 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB). The first tournament was staged in 1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, 1977 in Brazil. The second and third tournaments were played at intervals of four years, in 1981 and 1985; with the fourth tournament in 1987 the interval became, and remains, two years. The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, most recent tournament was jointly hosted by Netherlands and Belgium and won by Italy women's national under-21 volleyball team, Italy. In March 2022, FIVB decides to change the age category of the tournament by moving it from U20 to U21 in order to equate it with the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, Men's U21 World Championship. Brazil women's national under-20 volleyball team, Brazil is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 25th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Charleroi and Hasselt of Belgium and Luxembourg City of Luxembourg from 20 to 30 September 2007. Participating teams Format The tournament was played in three different stages. In the first stage, the sixteen participants were divided in four groups (A, B, C and D) 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 (total of 12 teams) progressed to the second stage. The second stage of the tournament consisted of two groups of six teams each. As the first stage match results amongst the teams which advanced to this stage also counted, the two groups had been predetermined, one group formed by groups A and C teams while the other was formed by groups B and D teams. In each of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball The European Volleyball Confederation (french: Confédération Européenne de Volleyball or ''CEV'') is the continental governing body for the sports of indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, and snow volleyball in Europe. Its headquarters is loc .... It was hosted in Sofia and Varna, Bulgaria from 22 to 30 September 2001. Participating teams Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided in two groups of six teams each. A Round-robin tournament, single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of two sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Rome and Perugia, Italy from 20 to 25 September 1999. Participating teams Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the eight participants were divided in two groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of two sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for first to fourth place and group stage thirds and fourths played the fifth to eighth place semifinals. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the opposite group teams which finished in a different position (first played against second, third played against fourth). Pools comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's European Volleyball Championship
The Women's European Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1975 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Italy, which won its third title at the 2021 tournament. History The first tournament was held in 1949 with participation of seven national teams. It was dominated by teams from Eastern Europe, who at that times were strongest teams not only at the European continent but also in the whole world. The teams from Eastern Europe dominated at the tournament for next four and half decades. The first European title was won by Soviet Union, who also won two next editions – in 1950 and 1951. At all three tournaments the Soviet team demonstrated overwhelming advantage – they not only won all matches, but also didn't lose any single set. This achievement was repeated by Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix 2001
The 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix was the ninth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. Teams * Preliminary rounds Ranking First round Group A *Venue: Suphanburi, Thailand Group B *Venue: Kowloon, Hong Kong Second round Group C *Venue: Harbin, China Group D *Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Third round Group E *Venue: Harbin, China Group F *Venue: Tokyo, Japan Final round *Venue: Macau Pool play Group A Group B Final four Semifinals 7th place match 5th place match 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: ** ReferencesFIVB {{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb World Grand Prix, 2001 |
FIVB World Grand Prix 1996
The 1996 FIVB World Grand Prix was the fourth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in eight cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Shanghai, PR China, from 27 to 29 September 1996. Preliminary rounds Ranking The host China and top three teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round. First round Group A *Venue: Sendai, Japan Group B *Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia Second round Group C *Venue: Osaka, Japan Group D *Venue: Beijing, China Third round Group E *Venue: Honolulu, United States Group F *Venue: Macau Fourth round Group G *Venue: Taipei, Taiwan Group H *Venue: Hong Kong Final round *Venue: Shanghai, China Final ranking Final standings Individual awards *Most valuable player: ** *Best scorer: ** *Best spiker: ** *Best blocker: ** *Best server: ** *Best setter: ** *Best receiver: ** Dream Team *Setter: ** *Middle Block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix 2006
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. Qualification Asia *The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings ** ** ** ** Europe *European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005 Group A Group B Semi finals Third-place match First Place Match **''Azerbaijan, Russia and Poland qualified; Italy received a wild card as the host nation.'' North and South America * Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 8 to June 19, 2005 ** ** ** ** Teams * Preliminary rounds Ranking The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the Final round. First round Group A *Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Group B *Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong Group C *Venue: Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix 2000
The 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix was the eighth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia, cumulating with the final round at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, from 24 to 27 August 2000. 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: Yala, Thailand Second round Group C *Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Group D *Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Third round Group E *Venue: Yuxi, China Group F *Venue: Quezon City, Philippines Final round *Venue: Quezon City, Philippines Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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