Yelena Pavlova (born December 12, 1978) is a retired

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from

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, born in

Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 2 ...

, who captained the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in fifth place, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Pavlova became "Best Scorer" at the event, alongside Puerto Rico's

Karina Ocasio Karina Ocasio Clemente (born August 1, 1985) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who competed for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having ...

. In 2012-2013 she played with VC Zhetysu.

Clubs

* Rahat CSKA (2007)

Awards

Individuals

* 2007 Asian Club Championship "Most Valuable Player" * 2007 Asian Club Championship "Best Spiker" * 2008 Olympic Qualifier "Best Scorer"

Clubs

* 2007 Asian Club Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Rahat CSKA

References

Profile
1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Tashkent Kazakhstani women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Kazakhstan Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate volleyball players in Spain 21st-century Kazakhstani women {{Kazakhstan-volleyball-bio-stub