- Yekaterina Gamova
Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova ( _ru. Екатерина Александровна Гамова) (born
October 17 ,1980 inChelyabinsk ) is aRussia nvolleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the2006 FIVB Women's World Championship , and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000Olympic Games . She is 2.04 metres (6 ft 8 in) tall, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. Current club - Dinamo (Moscow).Notes
*Height: 2.04 m (6 foot 8 inches)
*Position: Outside hitter/Opposite
*Weight: 81 kg (178 lbs)
*Shoe size: 49 (U.S. size 16)Individual Awards
* "2007 European Championship "Best Scorer""
*2007 – Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2006/07 best server [cite web |title=Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2006/07 - Individual Awards |url=http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/1711/8361_EN.html |Publisher=Women's CEV Champions League |accessdate=2007-05-12]
*2006 – World Championship Gold Medal
* "2006 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Scorer""
* "2004 Olympic Games "Best Scorer""
* "2004 Olympic Games "Best Blocker""
* "2004 Olympic Qualifier "Best Scorer""
* "2004 Olympic Qualifier "Best Blocker""
* "2004 Olympic Qualifier "Best Server""
*2004 – Best playerFact|date=May 2007
*1999 – BCV Volleymasters 5th place
*1999 – World Grand Prix Gold Medal
*1999 – Junior W. Championship Gold MedalIn popular culture
The
webcomic Achewood refers to Gamova as a target of the affections of its character Cornelius Bear. [cite web |title=Drones Club - Cornelius Bear's Blog |url=http://corneliusbear.blogspot.com/2004_08_01_corneliusbear_archive.html |accessdate=2007-05-12]ee also
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List of tall women
*Russia women's national volleyball team
*Women's volleyball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsExternal links
* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2006/Teams/VB_PlayerDB.asp?No=111379 Federation Internationale de Volleyball biography]
* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Olympics/2004/Women/Press/Press_24.asp Olympic Games 2004 - Russia's Gamova leads player rankings]
* [http://www.tallwomen.org/tallest/gamova.htm The Tallest Known Living Women profile]
* [http://www.uralochka-vc.narod.ru/e-gamova.htm Uralochka VC profile]
* [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/322162/female_volleyball_player_ekaterina_gamova_6ft9inch/ Video portrait at Metacafe]
* [http://www.loaflet1.narod.ru Collection of Gamova's photos]References
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