KOROLEVA Irina

4 Oct 1991
29
Female
1.96/6'5''
NOVOSIBIRSK
 
Russian Federation
KAZAN
 
Russian Federation

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VVO Volleyball Women 7

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Arena
ROC
ROC
0
ITA
Italy
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
ROC
ROC
3
ARG
Argentina
0
Finished
Ariake Arena
CHN
China
2
ROC
ROC
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
USA
United States
0
ROC
ROC
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
ROC
ROC
2
TUR
Turkey
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
BRA
Brazil
3
ROC
ROC
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
5Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
5Women2014Italy
8Women2018Japan

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
3Women2019Japan

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
6Women2017
7Women2019

Grand Champions Cup
RankEventYearLocation
4Women2017Japan
:
Zarya (sport-express.ru, 18 Jul 2017)
:
Irina Zaryazhko
:
Needlework, spending time with family. (Athlete, 14 Oct 2020)
:
Athlete
:
Industrial Management - Ural State University of Economics, Yekaterinburg, RUS
:
Husband Aleksey Korolev
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Russian
:
Dinamo-Ak Bars [Kazan, RUS] since 2016
:
Rishat Gilyazutdinov [club], RUS; Sergio Busato [national], ITA
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Middle blocker (dinamo-kazan.com, 12 Oct 2020)
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Her husband Aleksey Korolev has worked as a volleyball coach, and has served as an assistant coach for the Russian women's team and Dinamo Kazan. Her younger brother Viktor has represented the Russian Federation in basketball, and won a gold medal at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation. (dinamo-kazan.com, 06 Feb 2020; volleymasters.ch, 04 Sep 2018; sport-express.ru, 03 Jun 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Feb 2020)
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2013 for Russian Federation (sbvolley.ru, 13 Jun 2013)
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In August 2013 she suffered an ankle injury during a World Grand Prix match against Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand. The injury forced her to miss the 2013 European Championships in Germany and Switzerland. (news.sport-express.ru, 13 Sep 2013; sovsport.ru, 13 Sep 2013; FIVB, 18 Aug 2013)

She was troubled by a back injury at the beginning of the 2012/13 season. (sbvolley.ru, 13 Jun 2013)
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Super League [RUS] (dinamo-kazan.com, 12 Oct 2020)
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She took up volleyball at age 10 in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 11 Aug 2014)
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She wanted to play basketball but her mother insisted she take up volleyball, as she wanted her daughter to pursue what she considered to be a more graceful sport. (sport-express.ru, 03 Jun 2013)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2020)
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Winning gold medals at the 2013 and 2015 European Championships, and being named Best Middle Blocker at the 2015 European Championships in the Netherlands and Belgium and the 2019 World Cup in Japan. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2020)
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She and Yan Ni of the People's Republic of China were named Best Middle Blockers at the 2019 World Cup in Japan. (worldcup.2019.fivb.com, 29 Sep 2019)

She was named Best Middle Blocker of the 2019 Russian Cup. (rsport.ria.ru, 26 Dec 2019)

She was named Best Middle Blocker of the 2015 European Championships in the Netherlands and Belgium. (cev.lu, 04 Oct 2015)

In 2013 she received the Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation, for high achievements in sport at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation. (infosport.ru, 24 Sep 2013; pravo.gov.ru, 19 Jul 2013)

She was named Best Blocker of the 2013 Montreux Volley Masters in Montreux, Switzerland. (FIVB, 02 Jun 2013)

She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 25 Dec 2019)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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