Tamara Anatoliivna Belenkova née Kuka (Ukrainian: Тамара Анатоліївна Беленкова (Кука), 17 July 1958 – 29 March 2017) was a Soviet and Ukrainian deaf volleyballist.[1][2]
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| Full name | Tamara Anatoliivna Belenkova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 17, 1958 Mozoliivka, Poltava oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 March 2017 (aged 58) Kyiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editTamara Belenkova was born on July 17, 1958[3] in Mozoliivka in a working family. Due to the disease, she became deaf when she was only 1 year old.[4]
In 1965, she entered the first grade of the Myrhorod special school for hearing-impaired children. In 1973, Tamara graduated from the 8th grade of Myrhorod special school and her parents transferred her to the Kyiv special school No. 18, where she studied until 1976.[4]
Career
editIn 1975 and 1976, Belenkova won a USSR Deaf Volleyball Cup and became a member of the Soviet Union Deaf Volleyball Team.[4]
In 1981, Belenkova represented the Soviet Union at the Summer Deaflympics, held in Cologne, where she won a gold medal.[5]
In 1982–1989 Belenkova competed at the European Deaf Volleyball Championships, winning two gold medals overall.[4]
In 1993, Belenkova won a bronze medal at the Summer Deaflympics in Sofia.[6] The following year, at the 1994 European Deaf Volleyball Championships, Belenkova became a European champion with Ukrainian national team.[7]
In 1997, at the Summer Deaflympics in Copenhagen, Belenkova won a silver medal in women's deaf volleyball.[8] In 1999, at the European Deaf Volleyball Championships in Moscow, Belenkova became a European champion with Ukrainian national team.[4]
At the 2001 Summer Deaflympics in Rome Belenkova repeated her achievement of 1993 Summer Deaflympics, winning a bronze medal.[9]
In 2005, Belenkova competed at the Summer Deaflympics in Melbourne, winning a gold medal.[10]
In 2008, Belenkova competed at the World Deaf Volleyball Championships, winning a gold medal and becoming a world champion.[11]
The following year, Belenkova competed at the 2009 Summer Deaflympics, where she won a gold medal.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Tamara Belenkova". Deaflympics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Tamara Kuka". Deaflympics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "НАКАЗ 20.01.2009 N 68 Про списки спортсменів-інвалідів до дефлімпійської збірної команди України на участь у XXI літніх Дефлімпійських іграх 2009 року в м. Тайпей (Тайвань)". zakononline.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 20 January 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e З вершини досвіду і зрілості - Київ: Українське товариство глухих, 2017. — 204 с.
- ^ "Koln 1981 Results - Volleyball (Women)". Deaflympics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Sofia 1993 Results". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "4th European Deaf Volleyball Championships". European Deaf Sports Organization. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Copenhagen 1997 Results". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Rome 2001 Results (143 events)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Melbourne 2005 Results (147 events)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "2008 World Deaf Volleyball Championships Results (women)". ciss.org. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "На Дефлимпиаде в Тайбэе сборная Украины занимает второе общекомандное место — у нее 45 медалей". fakty.ua (in Russian). 12 September 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ ""Рух территориальных громад" приглашает жителей столичного региона на волейбольный турнир". kievvlast.com.ua (in Russian). 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2024.