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Irina Kirillova

1965 - Today

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Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (Russian: Ирина Владимировна Кириллова, born 15 May 1965), also known as Irina Parkhomchuk, is a retired competitive volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist for the Soviet Union, later competing for Croatia. Kirillova won a gold medal while representing the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She also led the Soviet Union to the gold medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China, and was named the MVP of the tournament. She was a setter. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Irina Kirillova is the 21st most popular volleyball player, the 2,520th most popular biography from Russia and the 4th most popular Russian Volleyball Player.

Irina Kirillova is most famous for being a Soviet volleyball player who competed at a high level during her athletic career. She is recognized for her contributions to the sport in the Soviet Union, particularly in international competitions.

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Among volleyball players, Irina Kirillova ranks 21 out of 199Before her are Earvin N'Gapeth, Vladimir Grbić, Regla Torres, Clayton Stanley, Kim Yeon-koung, and Zehra Güneş. After her are Javier Weber, Tomasz Wójtowicz, Andrea Gardini, Melissa Vargas, Dmitry Muserskiy, and Slobodan Kovač.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Irina Kirillova ranks 506Before her are Kathryn Erbe, Frans Maassen, Alvis Hermanis, Amos Mansdorf, Robert Tappan Morris, and Danny Boffin. After her are Aykut Kocaman, Norbert Röttgen, Cyril Vasiľ, Katsumi Oenoki, Sonique, and Rei Sakuma.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Irina Kirillova ranks 2,523 out of 3,761Before her are Stanislav Bunin (1966), Yevgeni Babich (1921), Renata Litvinova (1967), Sergei Treshchov (1958), Oleg Kopayev (1937), Ivan Udodov (1924), Vladimir Dezhurov (1962), Alfred Kuchevsky (1931), and Nina Rocheva (1948). After her are Aleksandr Uvarov (1960), Kristina Orbakaitė (1971), and Andrei Cherkasov (1970).

Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In Russia

Among volleyball players born in Russia, Irina Kirillova ranks 4Before her are Vyacheslav Zaytsev (1952), Yuri Chesnokov (1933), and Yekaterina Gamova (1980). After her are Lyubov Sokolova (1977), Yevgeniya Estes (1975), Aleksey Kazakov (1976), Maksim Mikhaylov (1988), Yelena Godina (1977), Vadim Khamuttskikh (1969), Pavel Abramov (1979), and Igor Shulepov (1972).