Elena Godina
Encyclopedia
Yelena Mikhailovna Godina (born September 17, 1977 in Sverdlovsk
) is a Russia
n volleyball
player, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at 2006 Volleyball World Championship
in Japan
and the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
. She also competed at the 1996
and 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at 2006 Volleyball World Championship
2006 Volleyball World Championship for women
The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was held in Japan, from October 31 to November 16, 2006. This was the 15th edition of the FIVB World Championship, and the FIVB decided to host both men´s and women's championships in the same country....
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. She also competed at the 1996
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured beach volleyball for the first time as the official Olympic sport.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
and 2008 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Volleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from 9 to 24 August 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
.
Honours
- 1998 World Championship1998 FIVB Women's World ChampionshipThe 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
— 3rd place - 1999 World Cup1999 FIVB Women's World CupThe 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 2 to November 16, 1999 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Sydney, Australia 2000....
— 2nd place - 2000 Olympic GamesVolleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
— 2nd place - 2002 World Championship2002 FIVB Women's World ChampionshipThe 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
— 3rd place - 2006 World Championship — 1st place
Individual awards
- 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Blocker"
- 2006 World Championship"Best Server"