Irina Kirillova

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

Irina Kirillova
Personal information
Full nameIrina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (Kirillova-)
Born (1965-05-15) 15 May 1965 (age 59)
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
Number7
National team
1982–1990
1993–1998		 Soviet Union
 Croatia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 China Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1989 Japan
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seattle
Friendship Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Varna
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1989 West Germany
Silver medal – second place 1983 East Germany
Silver medal – second place 1987 Belgium
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1982 West Germany Under-19
Representing  Croatia
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1995 Netherlands
Silver medal – second place 1997 Czech Republic
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon

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.[1] Kirillova won a gold medal while representing the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[2] She also led the Soviet Union to the gold medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China, and was named the MVP of the tournament.[2] She was a setter.[2]

In the 1990s, Kirillova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team.[3]

In 2017, Kirillova was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ a b c d "Irina Kirillova". volleyhall.org. International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. ^ Vukašinović, Ana (30 November 2010). "Uvezene medalje: Stranci koji su zbog sporta postali Hrvati". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 July 2011.