Irina Kirillova Explained

Full Name:Irina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (Kirillova-)
Birth Date:15 May 1965
Birth Place:Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.80 m
Weight:72 kg
Spike:3.00 m
Block:2.85 m
Nationalteam:
Nationalyears:1982–1990
1993–1998
Position:Setter
Teamnumber:7

Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (ru|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, later competing for Croatia.[1] 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.[2]

In 2017, Kirillova was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[3]

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,[4] but resigned the position the same year.[5]

Personal life

As of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleyball coach.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Irina Parkhomchuk . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104085838/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/irina-parkhomchuk-1.html . 2012-11-04 . dead . Full name: Irina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (-Kirillova) / Original name: Ирина Владимировна Пархомчук (-Кириллова).
  2. News: Uvezene medalje: Stranci koji su zbog sporta postali Hrvati . hr . Vukašinović . Ana . 30 November 2010 . . 11 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Irina Kirillova. volleyhall.org. International Volleyball Hall of Fame. 20 September 2019.
  4. News: Nova izbornica - Baračevi dogovorili: Irina Kirilova vodit će odbojkašice . hr . . 2011-02-21 . 2011-02-21.
  5. News: Fabris: Da je Kirilova ostala, sve bi bilo bitno drukčije . hr . . 2011-07-12 . 2013-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002084227/http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/Odbojka/Fabris-Da-je-Kirilova-ostala-sve-bi-bilo-bitno-drukcije . 2013-10-02 .
  6. Web site: Anzulović: Kirilova je bila primjer volje, sve je oko sebe činila boljima. 19 November 2019. Večernji list. hr. 20 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Profile . ru . VolleyService.ru . 29 December 2016.