Yelena Mikhailovna Godina (russian: Елена Михайловна Година) (born 17 September 1977, in
Sverdlovsk) is a Russian
volleyball
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player, who was a member of the
national team
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that won the gold medal at
2006 Volleyball World Championship in
Japan
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and the silver medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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. She also competed at the
1996
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and
2008 Summer Olympics
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. She participated at the
2004 FIVB World Grand Prix
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.
Notes
*Height: 1.97 m
*Weight: 73 kg
*Shoe size: 47 (EU) / 14 (US)
Honours
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1998 World Championship – 3rd place
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1999 World Cup – 2nd place
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2000 Olympic Games
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– 2nd place
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2002 World Championship – 3rd place
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2006 World Championship – 1st place
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2008 Olympic Games
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– 6th place
Individual awards
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1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Blocker"''
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2006 World Championship "Best Server"''
References
1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg
Russian women's volleyball players
Eczacıbaşı volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players of Russia
Olympic silver medalists for Russia
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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