Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (russian: Ирина Владимировна Кириллова, born 15 May 1965), also known as Irina Parkhomchuk, is a retired competitive volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist for the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

, later competing for

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. In the 1990s, Kirilova played for the

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. At the

2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October ...

, she was the assistant coach to the

Russia women's national volleyball team The Russia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and participated in international volleyball competitions. They played from 1949 to 1991 as the Soviet Union and as the CIS in 1992. In response to the ...

. In 2011, Kirilova became the coach of the Croatian national team, but resigned the position the same year. In 2017 Kirillova was inducted into the

Volleyball Hall of Fame The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, ...

. As of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleyball coach.

Clubs

Uralochka Sverdlovsk Uralochka-NTMK (russian: «Уралочка-НТМК») is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Yekaterinburg and currently plays in the Super League, the top Russian league. It was established in 1966 and is the most successful club in the ...

(1980–1990) * / Mladost Zagreb (1990–1994) * Pallavolo Sumirago (1994–1996) *

Volley Modena Volley or Volly may refer to: People * Volly De Faut (1904–1973), American jazz reed player * Paul Volley (born 1971), English rugby union player Sports *Volley (association football), an air-borne strike in association football *In some racke ...

(1996–1997) * Mappin/Pinheiros (1997–1998) *

Foppapedretti Bergamo Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley Bergamo (1991–1992) * Foppapedretti Be ...

(1998–1999) * Virtus Reggio Calabria (1999–2001) *

Pallavolo Sirio Perugia Pallavolo Sirio Perugia was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Perugia. The club had success at national and international level during the years it was active. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the followin ...

(2001–2004) * Chieri Volley (2005–2006) *

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 ...

(2008–2009) *

Asystel Volley Asystel Volley was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Novara. It played in the Serie A1 from its creation in 2003 until its dissolution in 2012. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Asys ...

(2009–2010) * Uralochka-NTMK (2012–2012)

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Irina Kirillova
at LegaVolleyFemminile.it * * * Soviet women's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union 1965 births Sportspeople from Tula, Russia Living people Olympic medalists in volleyball Croatian women's volleyball players Croatian people of Russian descent Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Naturalized citizens of Croatia {{Croatia-sport-bio-stub