Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball)

Lyubov Sokolova
Lyubov Sokolova in 2006
Personal information
Full nameLyubov Sokolova
NicknameLyuba
NationalityRussian/Turkish
Born (1977-12-04) 4 December 1977
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block307 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite / Outside hitter
Number14 (1996)
5 (2000–2012)
National team
1996–2016 Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyTeam
2004 AthensTeam
World Championship
2006 JapanTeam
2010 JapanTeam
1998 JapanTeam
FIVB World Cup
1999 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
1997 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
1999 Yu XiTeam
1998 Hong KongTeam
2000 ManillaTeam
2006 Reggio CalabriaTeam
1996 ShanghaiTeam
2001 MacauTeam
European Championship
1999 ItalyTeam
2001 BulgariaTeam
2007 Belgium/LuxembourgTeam
World U20 Championship
1995 ThailandUnder-20
European Junior Championship
1994 HungaryUnder-19

Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova (Russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Соколо́ва (Шашко́ва), also known as Lyubov Kılıç and formerly known as Lyubov Shashkova, born 4 December 1977) is a Russian retired volleyball player, Honored Master of Sports of Russia. She was a member of the national team that won gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 World Championships in Japan, and silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Additionally, she’s the only volleyball player who has won two world titles in the same year: 2010 World Championship with Russia and 2010 World Club Championship with Fenerbahçe