Anna Nicolaevna Podkopaeva (''russian: А́нна Никола́евна Подкопаева'', born 16 April 1990 in

Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk, known until 1924 as Simbirsk, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River east of Moscow. Population: The city, founded as Simbirsk (), was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born ...

, née Malova (''russian: Мало́ва'')) is a Russian

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player. She is a member of the

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and was part of the national teams at the

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...

in Kazan, the Montreux Volley Masters (in

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), the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (in

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), the

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(in

), the

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in Italy, the

2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup The 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from August 22 to September 6 in Japan. The tournament was a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two ranked teams, China and Serbia, qualified for the Oly ...

in Japan, and the

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in Rio de Janeiro. At club level, she played for Iskra Samara and Ufimochka before joining Dinamo Moscow in January 2014.

Clubs

* Iskra Samara (2007–2009) * Ufimochka (2009–2014) *

Dinamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

(2014–2018) *

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(2018–2022) *

(2022–2023)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Libero"'' * '' 2015 European Championship "Best Libero"''

National team

Junior

* 2013 Universiade – Gold medal

Senior

2013 Montreux Volley Masters The 2013 Montreux Volley Masters was held in Montreux, Switzerland between May 28 – June 2, 2013. Eight teams participated in this tournament. The tournament returned after being cancelled in 2012 due to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Brazil defeated ...

– Silver medal * 2013 Boris Yeltsin Cup – Gold medal * 2013 European Championship – Gold medal *

2014 Montreux Volley Masters The 2014 Montreux Volley Masters was a women's volleyball competition held in Montreux, Switzerland between May 27 – June 1, 2014. Eight teams participated in this tournament. Germany defeated United States to win their first title, with Margare ...

– Bronze medal *

2014 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 22nd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 25 July to 24 August 2014. The Group 1 final round was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Brazilian star te ...

– Bronze medal *

2015 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 23rd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 26 June to 2 August 2015. This was the first time that the Group 1 final round was held in Omaha, ...

– Silver medal * 2015 European Championship – Gold medal

Clubs

* 2013 Russian Cup – Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow) * 2013–14 Russian Championship – Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow) * 2014–15 Russian Championship – Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow) * 2015–16 Russian Championship – Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow) * 2016 Russian Cup – Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow) * 2016–17 Russian Championship – Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Podkopaeva, Anna 1990 births Living people Russian women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Ulyanovsk Olympic volleyball players for Russia Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in volleyball FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Russian women