Irina Kirillova

Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (Russian: Ирина Владимировна Кириллова, born May 15, 1965), also known as Irina Parkhomchuk, is a retired competitive volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist for the Soviet Union, later competing for Croatia.

Irina Kirillova
Personal information
Born	(1965-05-15) May 15, 1965 Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Spike	3.00 m (118 in)
Block	2.85 m (112 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter[1]
National team
1982—1990 1993—1998  Soviet Union  Croatia
Honours Women’s volleyball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1990 China Team World Cup 1989 Japan Team Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Team 1990 Seattle Team Friendship Games 1984 Varna Team European Championship 1989 West Germany Team 1983 East Germany Team 1987 Belgium Team European Junior Championship 1982 West Germany Under-19 Representing  Croatia European Championship 1995 Netherlands Team 1997 Czech Republic Team Mediterranean Games 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Team

In the 1990s, Kirilova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team.[2]

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,[3] but resigned the position the same year.[4]

In 2017 Kirillova was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]

As of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleyball coach.[5]

Clubs

• Uralochka Sverdlovsk (1980–1990)
• / Mladost Zagreb (1990–1994)
• Pallavolo Sumirago (1994–1996)
• Volley Modena (1996–1997)
• Mappin/Pinheiros (1997–1998)
• Foppapedretti Bergamo (1998–1999)
• Virtus Reggio Calabria (1999–2001)
• Pallavolo Sirio Perugia (2001–2004)
• Chieri Volley (2005–2006)
• Dinamo Moscow (2008–2009)
• Asystel Volley (2009–2010)
• Uralochka-NTMK (2012–2012)[6]

References

1. "Irina Kirillova". volleyhall.org. International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
2. Vukašinović, Ana (30 November 2010). "Uvezene medalje: Stranci koji su zbog sporta postali Hrvati". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 July 2011.
3. "Nova izbornica - Baračevi dogovorili: Irina Kirilova vodit će odbojkašice". Večernji list (in Croatian). 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
4. "Fabris: Da je Kirilova ostala, sve bi bilo bitno drukčije". Novi list (in Croatian). 2011-07-12. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
5. "Anzulović: Kirilova je bila primjer volje, sve je oko sebe činila boljima". Večernji list (in Croatian). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
6. "Profile". VolleyService.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 29 December 2016.

External links

• 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 2012-11-04.
• Irina Kirillova at LegaVolleyFemminile.it (in Italian)