Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball)
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| Full name | Lyubov Sokolova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lyuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russia Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1977 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 315 cm (124 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 307 cm (121 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing Spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova (Russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Соколо́ва (Шашко́ва), also known as Lyubov Kılıç and formerly known as Lyubov Shashkova, born 4 December 1977) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at 2006 and 2010 World Championship in Japan and the silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Personal life[]
She married Turkish former volleyball player Aytaç Kılıç when she was playing for Eczacıbaşı Istanbul. She has a son from her ex-husband. She has Turkish as well as Russian citizenship.[citation needed]
Career[]
Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe".[1]
She won the 2006–07 CEV Top Teams Cup with the Spanish team Grupo 2002 Murcia, and was awarded "Most Valuable Player" and "Best Server".[2]
Sokolova won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe.[3][4]
In May 2016, Sokolova announced her retirement from sports.[5]
Clubs[]
CSKA Moscow (1992–1995)- Rossy Moscow (1995–1996)
Mladost Zagabria (1997–1998)
Hitachi (1998–1999)- Uralotchka NTMK Ekaterinburg (1999–2000)
Eczacıbaşı (2000–2001)
Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2002–2005)- Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2005–2006)
Grupo 2002 Murcia (2006–2007)- Zarechie Odintsovo (2007–2009)
- Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2009–2010)
- Fenerbahçe (2010–2012)
- Eczacıbaşı (2012–2013)
- Dinamo Krasnodar (2013–2016, 2017–2018)
Awards[]
Individuals[]
- 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server"
- 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"
- 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Receiver"
- 2001 European Volleyball Championship "Best Server"
- 2001 European Volleyball Championship "Best Receiver"
- 2004 Cev Challenge Cup "Best server"
- 2004 Cev Challenge Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2005 European Champions League "Most valuable player"
- 2005 European Champions League "Best Spiker"
- 2006 CEV "Best player of European"
- 2007 European Championship "Best Receiver"
- 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Best Server"
- 2011 Aroma League Women's Championship "Most Valuable Player"
Clubs[]
- 2001 Turkish Cup –
Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul - 2001 Turkish Championship – Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 2003–04 CEV Challenge Cup – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2004 Italian Championship –
Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo - 2004 Italian Super Cup – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2006 Spanish Super Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007 Spanish Queen Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007 Spanish Championship – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007 CEV Top Teams Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2008 Russian Championship – Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo
- 2008 Russian Cup – Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo
- 2010 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2010 FIVB World Club Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2010–11 CEV Champions League –
Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe - 2010–11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2011–12 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal
- 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup –
Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA - – Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2014–2015 CEV Cup –
Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar - – Runner-Up, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2015–2016 CEV Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
References[]
- ^ CEV. "CEV Honours Players of the Year 2006". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ CEV. "Grupo 2002 Murcia takes Women's Top Teams Cup to Spain". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ CEV. "World champion FenerbahceAcibadem saves honor by claiming bronze medal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Двукратная чемпионка мира по волейболу Любовь Соколова объявила о завершении карьеры". ТАСС. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
External links[]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lyubov Sokolova-Shashkova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- FIVB Profile
- CEV Profile[permanent dead link]
- "Italian League Profile". Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Russian women's volleyball players
- Turkish women's volleyball players
- Russian emigrants to Turkey
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Turkish people of Russian descent
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- Eczacıbaşı volleyball players
- Fenerbahçe volleyballers
- Olympic volleyball players of Russia
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate volleyball players in Spain
- Sportspeople from Moscow
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics