Yekaterina Gamova

Russian volleyball player

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is  Aleksandrovna and the family name is  Gamova.

Yekaterina Gamova

Yekaterina Gamova in 2009

Personal information
Full name| Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Nationality| Russian
Born|  (1980-10-17) October 17, 1980 (age 44)
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Hometown| Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height| 202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight| 80 kg (180 lb)
Spike| 350 cm (140 in)
Block| 330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position| Opposite
Career
| Years| Teams

|

2000 - 2003
2003 - 2009
2009 - 2010
2010 - 2016|  Uralochka-NTMK
Dynamo Moscow
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
Dinamo Kazan
National team
| 1999 - 2014|  Russia

|

Honours

Women's Volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
| 2000 Sydney | Team
| 2004 Athens | Team
World Championship
| 2006 Japan | Team
| 2010 Japan | Team
| 2002 Germany | Team
FIVB World Cup
| 1999 Japan | Team
World Grand Champions Cup
| 2001 Japan | Team
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
| 1999 Yu Xi | Team
| 2002 Hong Kong | Team
| 2000 Manila | Team
| 2003 Andria | Team
| 2006 Reggio Calabria | Team
| 2009 Tokyo | Team
| 2001 Macau | Team
European Championship
| 1999 Italy | Team
| 2001 Bulgaria | Team
| 2005 Croatia | Team
| 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg | Team
Summer Universiade
| 1999 Palma de Mallorca | Team
World U20 Championship
| 1997 Poland | Under-20
| 1999 Canada | Under-20
European Junior Championship
| 1996 Turkey | Under-19

Last updated: May 2016

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Гамова; born 17 October 1980) is a Russian retired volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian 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. Due to her stature and dominance at the net, she has been hailed as the "Queen of Volleyball". 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. She is also the second highest paid female player in professional volleyball history.[1][2] Her role was outside hitter/opposite.

## Career

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Playing with Dynamo Moscow, Gamova won silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and was awarded "Best scorer".[3]

For the 2009/2010 season, she joined the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Acıbadem,[4] and won the Turkish League Championship.[5] The team went on to the 2010 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four and finished second place after being defeated by Volley Bergamo. She was awarded "Best scorer".[6]

She was a member of the Russia national team that won the 2010 World Championship and was named Most Valuable Playerof the tournament.[7]

After the defeat in the quarterfinals by Brazil in the 2012 Olympics she considered quitting the national team but still continued playing at club level. "I will take a break with the national team. I don't know if it will be a permanent leave, or if I will resume after a long pause."[8]

Gamova won with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan the 2013–14 CEV Champions League held in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating the home owners Rabita Baku 3 - 0 in the semifinals[9] and the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul 3 - 0 in the final.[10] She was awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer.[10]

Gamova won gold medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship when her team defeated the Brazilian club Molico Osasco 3 - 0 in the championship match. She was named Best Opposite Spiker and Most Valuable Player among the championship Best Team.[11]

In May 2016, Gamova announced on Match TV and her Facebook page her wish to retire from the sports due to an injury.[12] With that said, she won't be participating at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]

## Family

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On 17 August 2012, Gamova married Russian cinematographer and producer Mikhail Mukasei, son of Svetlana Druzhinina and Anatoly Mukasei.[14]

## Clubs

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* Avtodor-Metar (1996 - 1998)
* Uralochka-NTMK 2 (1998 - 2000)
* Uralochka-NTMK (2000 - 2003)
* Dynamo Moscow (2003 - 2009)
* Fenerbahçe Acıbadem (2009 - 2010)
* Dinamo Kazan (2010 - 2016)

## Awards

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### Government

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* Merited Master of Sports of Russia (2000)
* Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class (19 April 2001) - for the huge contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and for the huge sports destinations at the XXVII Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000[15]
* Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class (3 October 2006) - for the huge contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and for sports destinations[16]
* Decoration of Honour for Services in the Development of Physical Culture and Sports (28 April 2016)[17]

### Individuals

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* 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best blocker"
* 2003 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best scorer"
* 2004 Olympic Games "Best scorer"
* 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best scorer"
* 2007 European Championship "Best scorer"
* 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Best scorer"
* 2009–10 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Best scorer"
* 2010 FIVB World Championship "Most valuable player"
* 2013–14 CEV Champions League "Most valuable player"
* 2013–14 CEV Champions League "Best scorer"
* 2014 FIVB Club World Championship "Most valuable player"
* 2014 FIVB Club World Championship "Best opposite spiker"

### National team

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#### Junior

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* 1999 Junior World Championship \- Gold Medal

#### Senior

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* 1999 World Grand Prix \- Gold Medal
* 1999 FIVB World Cup \- Silver Medal
* 2006 World Championship \- Gold Medal
* 2010 World Championship \- Gold Medal

### Clubs

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* 1998, 1999, Russian League Championship -  Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK 2
* 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, Russian Super League Championship -  Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK
* 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09 Russian Super League Championship -  Champion, with Dynamo Moscow
* 2009 Russian Cup - Champion, with Dinamo Moscow
* 2009-10 Turkish League Championship -  Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
* 2009-10 Turkish Cup Championship - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
* 2009 Turkish Super Cup Championship - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
* 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 Russian Super League Championship -  Champion, with Dynamo Kazan
* 2010, 2012, 2016 Russian Cup - Champion, with Dinamo Kazan
* 2013 - 2014 CEV Champions League \-  Champion, with Dinamo Kazan
* 2014 FIVB Club World Championship \-  Champion, with Dinamo Kazan

## See also

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* List of tall women
* Russia women's national volleyball team
* Women's volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Екатерина Гамова: "Мне всегда были непонятны вопросы про мой рост" – Известия". 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
2. ^ "Республиканский общественно-политический еженедельник "Наше время"". 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
3. ^ CEV. "Volley BERGAMO is the 2009 Champion!!!". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
4. ^ "Gamova Fenerbahçe Acıbadem'de" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
5. ^ CEV. "After thrilling five-setter and additional golden set Fenerbahce picks up Turkish national cup". Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
6. ^ CEV. "Volley BERGAMO wins 2010 CEV Indesit European Champions League!". Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
7. ^ FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". Retrieved 14 November 2010.
8. ^ "FIVB Volleyball Olympic Games 2012 | Features".
9. ^ "Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
10. ^ a b "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
11. ^ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
12. ^ Волейболистка Екатерина Гамова объявила о завершении карьеры
13. ^ Волейболистки Гамова и Соколова завершили карьеру
14. ^ "Казанская волейболистка Гамова вышла замуж". 17 August 2012.
15. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19 апреля 2001 года No. 450 "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации спортсменов, тренеров, работников физической культуры и спорта"" (in Russian). 19 April 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
16. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 3 октября 2006 года No. 1064 "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации"" (in Russian). 3 October 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
17. ^ "Асгат Сафаров вручил Екатерине Гамовой Почётный знак Министерства спорта РФ "За заслуги в развитии физической культуры и спорта"" (in Russian). Integrated Portal of Government and Local Self-Government Authorities "Official Tatarstan". 28 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yekaterina Gamova.

* Ekaterina Gamova at FIVB.com
* Ekaterina Gamova at FIVB.org World Grand Prix 2006
* Ekaterina Gamova at the European Volleyball Confederation
* Ekaterina Gamova at Olympics.com
* Yekaterina Gamova at Olympedia
* Fenerbahce Acibadem Women's Volleyball Team
* Ekaterina Gamova at Uralochka VC (archived)
* Gamova's photos
* Ekaterina Gamova on Instagram

Awards

Preceded by

Yelena Godina

|  Best Blocker of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2000 | Succeeded by

Danielle Scott-Arruda

Preceded by

Yang Hao
Miyuki Takahashi

|  Best Scorer of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2003
2006 | Succeeded by

Logan Tom
Taismary Agüero

Preceded by

Nancy Carrillo

|  Best Server of
FIVB World Championship
2006 | Succeeded by

Maret Grothues

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Russia squad – 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal

* 1 Irina Tebenikhina
* 2 Natalya Morozova
* 3 Anastasia Belikova
* 5 Lyubov Sokolova
* 6 Yelena Godina
* 7 Natalya Safronova
* 8 Evgenya Artamonova
* 9 Yelizaveta Tishchenko
* 10 Yelena Vasilevskaya
* 11 Yekaterina Gamova
* 14 Inessa Sargsyan
* 17 Elena Sennikova
* Coach: Nikolay Karpol

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Russia women's volleyball squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* 1 Olga Potachova
* 2 Natalya Morozova
* 3 Anastasiya Belikova
* 4 Yelena Tyurina
* 5 Lioubov Chachkova
* 6 Yelena Godina
* 8 Evguenia Artamonova
* 9 Yelizaveta Tishchenko
* 10 Yelena Vasilevskaya
* 11 Yekaterina Gamova
* 13 Tatyana Grachova
* 14 Inessa Sargsyan
* Coach: Nikolay Karpol

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* e

Russia squad – 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship – Bronze medal

* 1 Tatiana Gorchkova
* 3 Anastasia Belikova
* 4 Yelena Tyurina
* 6 Yelena Godina
* 7 Natalya Safronova
* 8 Evguenia Artamonova
* 9 Yelizaveta Tishchenko
* 11 Yekaterina Gamova
* 12 Tatyana Grachova
* 14 Yelena Plotnikova
* 15 Anjela Gourieva
* 17 Olga Tchoukanova
* Coach: Nikolay Karpol

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Russia women's volleyball squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* 2 Irina Tebenikhina
* 4 Yelena Tyurina
* 5 Lyubov Shashkova
* 7 Natalya Safronova
* 8 Evguenia Artamonova
* 9 Yelizaveta Tishchenko
* 10 Olga Chukanova
* 11 Yekaterina Gamova
* 12 Marina Sheshenina
* 13 Aleksandra Korukovets
* 14 Yelena Plotnikova
* 16 Olga Nikolaeva
* Coach: Nikolay Karpol

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* e

Russia squad – 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship – Gold medal

* 1 Maria Borodakova
* 2 Olga Zhitova
* 4 Maria Bruntseva
* 5 Lyubov Sokolova
* 6 Yelena Godina
* 7 Natalya Safronova
* 9 Svetlana Kryuchkova
* 11 Yekaterina Gamova
* 12 Marina Sheshenina
* 16 Yulia Merkulova
* 17 Natalia Kulikova
* 18 Marina Akulova
* Coach: Giovanni Caprara

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Russia squad – 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship (3rd place)

* 1 Morozova
* 3 Alimova
* 4 Fateeva
* 5 Sokolova
* 6 Godina
* 7 Safronova
* 11 Gamova
* 13 Sourtseva
* 14 Ulanova
* 15 Kosheleva
* 16 Merkulova
* 18 Akulova
* Coach: Giovanni Caprara

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Russia women's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 6th place

* 1 Maria Borodakova
* 3 Natalia Alimova
* 4 Olga Fateeva
* 5 Lyubov Sokolova
* 6 Yelena Godina
* 8 Yevgeniya Estes
* 11 Yekaterina Gamova
* 12 Marina Sheshenina
* 14 Ekaterina Kabeshova
* 15 Aleksandra Pasynkova
* 16 Yulia Merkulova
* 18 Marina Akulova
* Coach: Giovanni Caprara

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Russia squad – 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship – Gold medal

* 1 Maria Borodakova
* 2 Lesya Makhno
* 3 Maria Perepelkina
* 4 Elena Konstantinova
* 5 Lyubov Sokolova
* 7 Svetlana Valentinovna Kryuchkova
* 8 Nataliya Goncharova
* 9 Olga Fateeva
* 11 Yekaterina Gamova
* 12 Vera Ulyakina
* 13 Yevgeniya Startseva
* 14 Ekaterina Kabeshova
* 15 Tatiana Kosheleva
* 16 Yulia Merkulova
* Coach: Vladimir Kuzyutkin

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Russia women's volleyball squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place

* 1 Maria Borodakova
* 3 Maria Perepelkina
* 4 Yevgeniya Estes
* 5 Lyubov Sokolova
* 6 Anna Matiyenko
* 7 Svetlana Valentinovna Kryuchkova
* 8 Nataliya Obmochaeva
* 11 Yekaterina Gamova
* 13 Yevgeniya Startseva
* 14 Ekaterina Ulanova
* 15 Tatiana Kosheleva
* 16 Yulia Merkulova
* Coach: Sergei Ovchinnikov

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