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Ekaterina Gamova

Yekaterina Gamova
Ekaterina Gamova 3.jpg
Gamova in 2009
Personal information
Full name Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Nationality  Russia
Born (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 (age 36)
Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Hometown Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height 2.05 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Spike 330 cm (130 in)
Block 314 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite
Current club Dinamo Kazan
Number 11
Career
Years Teams
2000–2003
2003–2009
2009–2010
2010–2016		 Uralochka-NTMK
Dynamo Moscow
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Dinamo Kazan
National team
1996 – 2014 Russia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1999 Yu Xi Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Hong Kong Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Manila Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Andria Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Macau Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Sofia-Varna Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb-Pula Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Charleroi-Luxembourg Team
Last updated: May 2016

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Гамова; born 17 October 1980) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She is 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. Her role was outside hitter/opposite.

Playing with Dynamo Moscow she won the silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best Scorer".

For the 2009/2010 season, she joined the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. With this team she won the Turkish League Championship and went to the 2010 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four. Her team finished in the second place after being defeated by Volley Bergamo and she was awarded "Best Scorer".

She was a member of the Russia national team that won the 2014 World Championship and was named the Most Valuable Player of the event.


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