Irina Kirillova | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Irina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (Kirillova-) | ||
Born | Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 15 May 1965||
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) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Setter [1] | ||
Number | 7 | ||
National team | |||
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Honours |
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]
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]
As of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleyball coach. [6]
Full name: Irina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (-Kirillova) / Original name: Ирина Владимировна Пархомчук (-Кириллова)