Yelizaveta Tishchenko

Yelizaveta Tishchenko (born 7 February 1975 in Kiev, last name also spelled Tichtchenko) is a retired female volleyball player from Russia, who made her debut for the Soviet national team in 1991. She competed in three consecutive Olympic Games (1996, 2000 and 2004), and twice won a silver medal.

Yelizaveta Tishchenko
Personal information
Full nameYelizaveta Ivanovna Tishchenko
Born (1975-02-07) February 7, 1975
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height190 cm (75 in)
Spike309 cm (122 in)
Block302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker / Spiker
Number9 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1990—1995
1995—1997
1997—1999
1999
1999—2004
2004—2005
2007—2011
2012—2013		 Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
NEC Red Rockets
ŽOK Dubrovnik
Green Warriors Sassuolo
Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
VC Wiesbaden
VBC Cheseaux
VBC Cossonay
National team
1992—2004 Russia
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
World U20 Championship
1991 CzechoslovakiaUnder-20
Representing  CIS
European Junior Championship
1992 GreeceUnder-19
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyTeam
2004 AthensTeam
World Championship
1994 BrazilTeam
1998 JapanTeam
2002 GermanyTeam
World Cup
1999 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
1997 JapanTeam
2001 JapanTeam
1993 JapanTeam
Goodwill Games
1994 St. PetersburgTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
1997 KobeTeam
1999 Yu XiTeam
2002 Hong KongTeam
1998 Hong KongTeam
2000 ManilaTeam
2003 AndriaTeam
1993 Hong KongTeam
1996 ShangaiTeam
2001 MacauTeam
European Championship
1993 Czech RepublicTeam
1997 Czech RepublicTeam
1999 ItalyTeam
2001 BulgariaTeam
1995 NetherlandsTeam

She represented her country more than 470 times from 1991 through 2004, playing as Middle Blocker in the starting 6 of the National Team and leading the Sbornaya as its Captain in 2003 & 2004. Liza won the European Championships (4 times), the World Grand Prix (3 times), and several medals at World Championships and World Grand Champions Cups. She was among the best attackers in each tournament entered, winning best spiker (attacker) awards at most international tournaments between 1999 and 2003, including the prestigious title of the world's ‘Best Spiker of the Year’ (FIVB 2002).

With her club teams (namely Uralochka VC of Ekaterinburg) she won the Russian Championship 13 times and the European Champions League three times.

Her greatest achievement, however, was coming back to play for Russia at the Olympic Games in Athens after having had open surgery on her knees only 3 months before. Impossible her doctors said after she won the silver medal in a dramatic final against China.

She retired from the National Team and professional volleyball in 2004, however she continued to play for teams in the German and Swiss premier leagues. Liza has worked for the commercial department of UEFA and currently is at the FIVB TV & Marketing Department.

Honours

Individual awards
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References
Awards
Preceded by
Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Fernández		 Best Spiker of
FIVB World Grand Prix
1999
2001, 2002, 2003		 Succeeded by
Ana Fernández
Yumilka Ruiz
Preceded by
Ana Fernández		 Best Spiker of
FIVB World Championship
2002		 Succeeded by
Rosir Calderón
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