Irina Ilchenko

Irina Anatolyevna Ilchenko (Russian: Ирина Анатольевна Ильченко, born 3 August 1968 in Ivanovo), known as Irina Ilchenko or Irina Smirnova, is a Russian volleyball player. Born in Yekaterinburg, she competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Irina Ilchenko
Personal information
Full name	Irina Anatolyevna Ilchenko
Nickname	Ирина Анатольевна Ильченко
Nationality	Russia
Born	(1968-08-03) 3 August 1968 Ivanovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside Hitter
Career
Years Teams 1984—1991 1992—1993 1993—1994 1995—1998 1998—2001 Uralochka Ekaterinburgo Impresem Agrigento Mladost Zagreb Galatasaray Istanbul Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
National team
1987—1991 1992 1992—1993, 1996  Soviet Union  Unified Team  Russia
Honours Women’s volleyball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1990 China Team World Cup 1989 Japan Team 1991 Japan Team Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team European Championship 1989 West Germany Team 1991 Italy Team 1987 Belgium Team European Junior Championship 1986 Bulgaria Under-19 Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team Representing  Russia World Grand Champions Cup 1993 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 1993 Hong Kong Team European Championship 1993 Czech Republic Team

She is the mother of the Russian player Ksenia Ilchenko Parubets.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Smirnova-Ilchenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26.

External links

• Irina Smirnova at the International Olympic Committee