Irina Kirillova
Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (, born 15 May 1965), also known as Irina Parkhomchuk, is a retired competitive volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist for the Soviet Union, later competing for Croatia. Kirillova won a gold medal while representing the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She also led the Soviet Union to the gold medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China, and was named the MVP of the tournament. She was a setter. In the 1990s, Kirillova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team. In 2017, Kirillova was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Coaching At the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Kirillova was the assistant coach to the Russia women's national volleyball team. In 2011, Kirilova became the coach of the Croatian national team, but resigned the position the same year. Personal life As of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleybal ...
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Tula, Russia
Tula (, ) is the largest city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast in Russia, located south of Moscow. Tula is located in the northern Central Russian Upland on the banks of the Upa (river), Upa River, a tributary of the Oka (river), Oka. At the Russian Census (2010), 2010 census, Tula had a population of 501,169, an increase from 481,216 in 2002, making it the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, 32nd-largest city in Russia by population.A primarily industrial types of inhabited localities in Russia, city, Tula was a fortress at the border of the Principality of Ryazan. The city was seized by Ivan Bolotnikov in 1606 during the Time of Troubles and withstood a four-month siege by the Tsar's army. Historically, Tula has been a major centre for the manufacture of Weapon, armaments. The Demidov family built the first armament factory in Russia in the city, in what would become the Tula Arms Plant, which still operates to this day. Tula is home to the Klokovo (a ...
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Volleyball At The Friendship Games
Volleyball at the Friendship Games was contested in two events. Men's event took place at the Ciudad Deportiva in Havana, Cuba between 18 and 26 August 1984. Women's event took place in Varna, Bulgaria between 8 and 15 July 1984. Men's event Six teams competed in a round-robin tournament. Results Women's event Ten teams were drawn into two groups. Group A Results Group B Results Final round Final Classification 5th–10th Winning teams' squads Medal table See also * Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics References * * {{Friendship Games Friendship Games 1984 in volleyball 1984 in Cuban sport 1984 in Bulgarian sport Friendship Games Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

Croatia Women's National Volleyball Team
The Croatia women's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international women's volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... competitions and friendly matches. The team's biggest successes came in 1995, 1997 and 1999 when Croatia won three silver medals at the European Championships. Tournament record Prior to 1992 Croatia women's national volleyball team competed as a part of Yugoslavia women's national volleyball team. Summer Olympics World Championship World Cup World Grand Prix Nations League Challenger Cup European Championship European League Mediterranean Games Team The following is the Croatian roster for the 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship. References External linksOfficial website
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1990 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
The 1990 FIVB Women's World Championship was the eleventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 22 August to 1 September 1990, in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenyang, PR China. Teams ;Group A – Beijing * * * * ;Group B – Shanghai * * * * ;Group C – Shanghai * * * * ;Group D – Shenyang * * * * Squads Results First round Pool A Location: Beijing Pool B Location: Shanghai Pool C Location: Shanghai Pool D Location: Shenyang Final round Play-offs for quarterfinals Location: Shenyang Group head matches Location: Beijing 13th–16th places Location: Shanghai 9th–12th places =9th–12th semifinals= =11th place match= =9th place match= Finals =Quarterfinals= =5th–8th semifinals= =Semifinals= =7th place match= =5th place match= =3rd place match= =Final= Final standing ...
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Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's Administrative divisions of Croatia, primary subdivisions, with Counties of Croatia, twenty counties. Other major urban centers include Split, Croatia, Split, Rijeka and Osijek. The country spans , and has a population of nearly 3.9 million. The Croats arrived in modern-day Croatia, then part of Illyria, Roman Illyria, in the late 6th century. By the 7th century, they had organized the territory into Duchy of Croatia, two duchies. Croatia was first internationally recognized as independent on 7 June 879 during the reign of Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir. Tomislav of Croatia, Tomis ...
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Volleyball At The 1993 Mediterranean Games
Medalists Standings Men's Competition Women's Competition ReferencesComplete 1993 Mediterranean Games Standings
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Volleyball At The Mediterranean Games
Volleyball has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1959 for men and since the year 1975 for women . The Italy men's national volleyball team are the most successful men's team and also the Italy women's national volleyball team is the most successful team for women. Men's tournaments Men's medals summary Women's tournaments Women's medals summary All-time medal table See also *Volleyball at the Summer Olympics * Volleyball at the Summer Universiade References External links Mediterranean Games - Men's Volleyball (goalzz.com)Mediterranean Games - Women's Volleyball (goalzz.com) {{Mediterranean Games Sports V Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fi ...