Ekaterina Ulanova (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Kabeshova) (russian: Екатерина Владимировна Кабешова; born August 5, 1986) is a Russian volleyball player. She competed for 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 the

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and the

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. She also won the gold medal at the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with Dinamo Kazan.

Personal and early life

Ulanova is tall , born as Yekaterina Vladimirovna Kabeshova on August 5, 1986 in

Ivanovo Ivanovo ( rus, Иваново, p=ɪˈvanəvə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Russia. It is the administrative center and largest city of Ivanovo Oblast, located northeast of Moscow and approximately from Yaroslavl, Vlad ...

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 ...

. She married the

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...

football player Ivan Ulanov in 2011.

Career

In 2010, she joined Dinamo Kazan, winning with this team the Russian Superleague in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and two times the Russian Cup, in 2010 and 2012. Ulanova won with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan the

2013–14 CEV Champions League The 2013–14 CEV Champions League was the 55th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams League round 28 teams have been drawn to 7 pools of 4 tea ...

held in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating 3-0 the home owners

Rabita Baku Telekom Baku (formerly named Rabita Baku) was an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club. Telekom was an eight-time champion of Azerbaijani Superleague and the winner of the 2011 FIVB Club World Championship. History The Rabita Bank was founded in 2 ...

in the semifinals and 3-0 to the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul in the final. Ulanova won the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship gold medal playing with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan that defeated 3-0 the Brazilian Molico Osasco in the championship match. She was also awarded competition's Best Libero.

Clubs

* Olympia Shuja (2003–2004) *

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 ...

(2004–2006) *

2006–2007) *

Leningradka Saint Petersburg Leningradka (''russian: Ленингра́дка'') is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Saint Petersburg and plays in the Super League, the top Russian league. Previous names * Spartak Leningrad (1935–1977) * TTU Leningrad (1978–19 ...

(2007–2009) * Dynamo Krasnodar (2009–2010) * Dinamo Kazan (2010–2014)

Awards

Individuals

* ''2011 Russian Cup "Best Libero"'' * ''2011 Russian Cup "Best Receiver"'' * '' 2014 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"''

Clubs

* 2011 Russian League Championship – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Dinamo Kazan * 2011–12 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Dinamo Kazan * 2012 Russian League Championship – Champion, with Dinamo Kazan * 2013 Russian League Championship – Champion, with Dinamo Kazan *

- Champion, with Dinamo Kazan * 2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Dinamo Kazan *

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– Champion, with Dinamo Kazan

References

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