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Oksana Kurt
Oksana Kurt, also known as Oksana Parkhomenko, (born 28 July 1984 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR); is a retired Azerbaijani indoor volleyball player, recognized as one of the most successful volleyball players in her country. Kurt is the most capped player in the history of Azerbaijan women's national team and was the team captain from 2006 until 2015. She retired from volleyball in 2015 and works as a volleyball manager. Clubs * Nagliyatchi VC (1999–2000) * Yeşilyurt Istanbul (2000–2001) * Azerrail Baku (2001–2007) * Volero Zurich (2007–2007) * Azerrail Baku (2007–2008) * Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2008–2009) * WVC Dynamo Moscow (2009–2011) * Azeryol Baku (2011–2014) * Azerrail Baku (2013–2015) Awards Individual * '' 2006 World Championship qualification "Best Setter and Best Server"'' * '' 2010 World Championship qualification "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2008-09 Turkish Women's Volleyball League "Best Setter"'' * ''2009-10 Russian Cup "Best Setter"'' Club * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Women's Volleyball League
The Turkish Women's Volleyball League ( tr, Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi) officially called the Sultans League (Turkish: Sultanlar Ligi), is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and began with the 1984–85 season. 14 clubs are currently participating in the league. It is often regarded as the best professional women's volleyball league in the world. Its clubs have obtained significant successes in European and other international competitions. Eczacıbaşı are the most successful club, having won 16 championships so far. It succeeded the former Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship (1956–1984). 2020–21 season Title holders Source: Performance by club MVP by Edition * 2007–08 – * 2008–09 – * 2009–10 – * 2010–11 – * 2011–12 – * 2012–13 – * 2013–14 – * 2014–15 – * 2015–16 – * 2016–17 – * 2017–18 – * 2018–19 – * 2019–20 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijani Women's Volleyball Players
Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ... * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (other) * Azeri (other) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan * {{Disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Baku
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League
The 2013/14 season of the Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League ( az, Azərbaycan Volleybol Superliqası), was the sixth annual season of the country's highest volleyball level. Rabita Baku won their sixth consecutive title. Members of the Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League (2013–14 season) :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Semi-final 3rd place Final Awards *MVP: Aurea Cruz (Rabita Baku) *MVP of Final : Katarzyna Skowrońska (Rabita Baku) *Best scorer : Katarzyna Skowrońska (Rabita Baku) *Best setter : Nootsara Tomkom (Rabita Baku) *Best blocker : Annerys Vargas (Azeryol Baku) *Best server : Manon Flier (Igtisadchi Baku) *Best spiker : Pleumjit Thinkaow (Igtisadchi Baku) *Best receiver : Aurea Cruz (Rabita Baku) *Best digger : Aurea Cruz (Rabita Baku) *Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roundel Of France
A roundel is a circular disc used as a symbol. The term is used in heraldry, but also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of different colours. Other symbols also often use round shapes. Heraldry In heraldry, a ''roundel'' is a circular charge (heraldry), charge. ''Roundels'' are among the oldest charges used in coat of arms, coats of arms, dating from at least the twelfth century. Roundels in British heraldry have different names depending on their tincture (heraldry), tincture. Thus, while a roundel may be blazoned by its tincture, e.g., ''a roundel vert'' (literally "a roundel green"), it is more often described by a single word, in this case ''pomme'' (literally "apple", from the French) or, from the same origins, ''pomeis''—as in "Vert; on a cross Or five pomeis". One special example of a named roundel is the fountain (heraldry), fountain, depicted as ''a ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorm Silver Cup
Gorm may refer to: Computing * Gorm (computing), a rapid application development tool * GORM, the "fantastic ORM library" for the Go programming language * Grails Object-Relational Mapping, see People * Gorm the Old (died 958), Danish king * Gorm Jensen (1886–1968), Danish Olympic gymnast * Prince Gorm of Denmark (1919–1991), grandson of King Frederik VIII * Gorm Henrik Rasmussen (born 1955), Danish poet * Gorm Kjernli (born 1981), Norwegian politician Other uses * Danish ironclad ''Gorm'', a monitor built for the Royal Danish Navy in the 1860s * Gorm Gulthyn, a god in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * House of Gorm, a Danish ruling family * Sail Gorm, a mountain range in Sutherland, Scotland * Island of Gorm, a fictional place from the children's toy 'Gormiti' * , the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for "blue"; see * ''Gorm'', a range of storage furniture sold by Swedish outlet IKEA IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Women's CEV Cup
The 2008–09 Women's CEV Cup was the 37th edition of the European Women's CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former Top Teams Cup. Teams of the 2008–2009 The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions Play-off 1/16 Finals *1st leg 4–6 November 2008 *2nd leg 11–13 November 2008 The 16 winning teams from the 1/16 Finals will compete in the 1/8 Finals playing Home & Away matches. The losers of the 1/16 Final matches will qualify for the 3rd round of the Challenge Cup. 1/8 Finals *1st leg 9–11 December 2008 *2nd leg 16–18 December 2008 1/4 Finals *1st leg 13–14 January 2009 *2nd leg 20–21 January 2009 Final four Novara, 14 & 15 March 2009 Semi-finals March 14, 2009 3rd Place March 15, 2009 Final March 15, 2009 Awards Winners: *MVP: Cristina Barcellini ( Asystel Novara) *Best Scorer: Seda Tokatlıoğlu ( Fenerbahçe Acıbadem) *Best Server: Maria Duskryadchenko ( Uralochka-NTMK Yekaterinburg) *B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
