Irina Fetisova (volleyball)

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

Irina Fetisova
Personal information
Full name	Irina Andreyevna Fetisova
Nationality	Russian
Born	7 September 1994 Valladolid, Spain
Hometown	Saint Petersburg
Height	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Spike	307 cm (121 in)
Block	286 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Dinamo Moscow
Number	14
Career
Years Teams 2009–2011 2011–2015 2015– Leningradka Saint Petersburg Zarechie Odintsovo Dinamo Moscow
National team
2014– Russia
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Russia World Grand Prix 2015 Omaha 2014 Tokyo European Championship 2015 Netherlands/Belgium

Career

She has 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,[1] the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy,[5] the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan,[6] and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[7]

At club level, she played for Leningradka and Zarechie Odintsovo before moving to Dinamo Moscow in 2015.[8][9]

Personal life

She is the daughter of former professional basketball player Andrei Fetisov who was playing for a club in Valladolid when she was born.[10]

Awards

Individuals

• 2013 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship – "Best Midder Blocker"
• 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Midder Blocker"[11]

Senior

• 2014 Montreux Volley Masters – Bronze medal
• 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix – Bronze medal
• 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix – Silver medal
• 2015 European Championship – Gold medal

Clubs

• 2013–14 CEV Challenge Cup – Gold medal (with Zarechie Odintsovo)
• 2015–16 Russian Championship – Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2016 Russian Cup – Silver medal (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2016–17 Russian Championship – Gold medal (with Dinamo Moscow)

References

1. "Profile". CEV. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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 – Italy 2014". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
6. "Profile – World Cup 2015". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
7. "Profile – Rio 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
8. "Profile". VolleyService.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
9. "Profile". komanda2016.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
10. Владимирова, Александра (2 October 2015). Ирина Фетисова: "В сборную ехала со страхом". Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
11. "Brazil sweep Japan to land record 10th World Grand Prix title". FIVB. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

External links

• FIVB Profile
• Profile at CEV
• Profile (in Russian) at Women's Volleyball Club Dinamo (Moscow)