Irina Fetisova (volleyball)

Irina Andreyevna Fetisova (Russian: Ирина Андреевна Фетисова, born 7 September 1994) is a Russian volleyball player. She plays for the Russia women's national volleyball team and Fenerbahce Opet at club level.[1]

Irina Fetisova
Personal information
Full nameIrina Andreyevna Fetisova
NationalityRussian
Born (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 29)
Valladolid, Spain
HometownSaint Petersburg
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spike307 cm (121 in)
Block286 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubFenerbahce Opet
Number14
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2011
2011–2015
2015–2023
2023-
Leningradka Saint Petersburg
Zarechie Odintsovo
Dinamo Moscow
Fenerbahce Opet
National team
2014– Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Russia
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2015 Omaha
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Netherlands/Belgium

Career edit

Fetisova played for the Russia women's national volleyball team at junior[2] and senior level and was part of the teams at the 2014 Montreux Volley Masters,[3] the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (in 2014, 2015, 2016),[4] the 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship,[5] the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy,[6] the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan,[7] and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[8]

At club level, she played for Leningradka and Zarechie Odintsovo before moving to Dinamo Moscow in 2015.[9][10]

Personal life edit

Fetisova is the daughter of former professional basketball player Andrei Fetisov who was playing for a club in Valladolid when she was born.[11]

Awards edit

Individuals edit

National team edit

Senior edit

Clubs edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Irina Fetisova". Fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ Россия начинает плей-офф. Volleyball club Dinamo-Kazan (in Russian). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ "2014 Montreux Volley Masters – Third place – Match report". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Profile – World Grand Prix 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Profile". CEV. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Profile – Italy 2014". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Profile – World Cup 2015". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Profile – Rio 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Profile". VolleyService.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Profile". komanda2016.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. ^ Владимирова, Александра (2 October 2015). Ирина Фетисова: "В сборную ехала со страхом". Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Brazil sweep Japan to land record 10th World Grand Prix title". FIVB. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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Awards
Preceded by Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2014 (with   Fabiana Claudino)
Succeeded by