Irina 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]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Vladimirovna and the family name is Kirillova.

Irina Kirillova
Personal information
Full nameIrina Vladimirovna Kirillova
Born (1965-05-15) 15 May 1965
Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike3.00 m (118 in)
Block2.85 m (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter[1]
National team
1982—1990
1993—1998		 Soviet Union
 Croatia
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1990 ChinaTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1989 JapanTeam
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place1986 MoscowTeam
Gold medal – first place1990 SeattleTeam
Friendship Games
Silver medal – second place1984 VarnaTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1989 West GermanyTeam
Silver medal – second place1983 East GermanyTeam
Silver medal – second place1987 BelgiumTeam
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place1982 West GermanyUnder-19
Representing  Croatia
European Championship
Silver medal – second place1995 NetherlandsTeam
Silver medal – second place1997 Czech RepublicTeam
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1993 Languedoc-RoussillonTeam

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]

Personal life

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

Clubs

References
  1. "Irina Kirillova". volleyhall.org. International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Parkhomchuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Full name: Irina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (-Kirillova) / Original name: Ирина Владимировна Пархомчук (-Кириллова)
  3. Vukašinović, Ana (30 November 2010). "Uvezene medalje: Stranci koji su zbog sporta postali Hrvati". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. "Nova izbornica - Baračevi dogovorili: Irina Kirilova vodit će odbojkašice". Večernji list (in Croatian). 21 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  5. "Fabris: Da je Kirilova ostala, sve bi bilo bitno drukčije". Novi list (in Croatian). 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. "Anzulović: Kirilova je bila primjer volje, sve je oko sebe činila boljima". Večernji list (in Croatian). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. "Profile". VolleyService.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 29 December 2016.


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