Irina Kirillova
| Irina Kirillova | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Irina Vladimirovna Parkhomchuk (Kirillova-) | ||
| Born | 15 May 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 | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
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Honours | |||
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. Kirillova won a gold medal while representing the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 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. She was a setter.
In the 1990s, Kirillova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team.
In 2017, Kirillova was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.