Irina Voronkova

Irina Andreyevna Voronkova (Russian: Ирина Андреевна Воронкова; born 20 October 1995) is a Russian professional volleyball player. She is part of the Russia women's national volleyball team and was part of the national teams at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju,[1] the 2015 Montreux Volley Masters, the 2015 European Games in Baku,[2] the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix in Thailand,[3] the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4] and 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Irina Voronkova
Voronkova in 2016
Personal information
Full nameIrina Andreyevna Voronkova
NationalityRussian
Born (1995-10-20) 20 October 1995
Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block290 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubEczacibazi sport klub
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2011
2011–2014
2014–2016
2016–2018
2018–2022
2022- present		Dinamo Moscow-2
Dinamo Kazan
Zarechie Odintsovo
Dinamo Kazan
Lokomotiv Kaliningrad
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
National team
2015–Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Russia
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 Japan

At club level, she played for Dinamo Moscow, Dinamo Kazan and Zarechie Odintsovo before returning to Dinamo Kazan for a second spell in 2016.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Voronkova was born into a family of volleyball players. Her father Andrei Voronkov is a retired player and former national coach, her mother Svetlana Anatolyevna and sister Anna also played for local clubs. Her father was playing for a club in Istanbul when she was born. Her first 11 years were spent in Turkey, she is fluent in Turkish.[8][9]

Awards

Individuals

Junior

Senior

Clubs

References
  1. "Profile". VC Dinamo-Kazan. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. "Profile". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Profile – World Grand Prix 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. "Profile – Rio 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. "Profile". VolleyService.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. "Profile". komanda2016.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. "Team Roster – Dinamo Kazan". clubworldchampionships.2014.women.fivb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. "Ирина Воронкова: «В детстве мечтала о майке Гамовой» (From Childhood I Dreamt of the Gamova's Shirt)". www.business-gazeta.ru (in Russian). 16 April 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. "Волейбол — дело семейное (Volleyball Is a Family Affair". Women's Volleyball Club "Dynamo" (Moscow) (in Russian). 27 December 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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