Irina Kirillova
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovna and the family name is Kirillova.
Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (Russian: 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.[2]
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Full name | Irina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (Kirillova-) | ||
Born | (1965-05-15) 15 May 1965 (age 59) Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
Spike | 3.00 m (118 in) | ||
Block | 2.85 m (112 in) | ||
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Position | Setter[1] | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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In the 1990s, Kirilova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team.[3]
At the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, she 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]
In 2017 Kirillova was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]