Liliya Konovalova

Soviet volleyball player
Liliya Konovalova
Personal information
Full nameLiliya Nikolaevna Konovalova (Kalenik)
Born(1933-02-20)20 February 1933
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died25 November 2015(2015-11-25) (aged 82)
Moscow, Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1956 France Team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Brazil Team
Silver medal – second place 1962 Soviet Union Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1955 Romania Team

Liliya Nikolaevna Konovalova (Russian: Ли́лия Никола́евна Конова́лова; February 20, 1933, Novosibirsk – November 25, 2015, Moscow[1]) was a Soviet volleyball player, player of the USSR team (1955–1962). Two-time world champion, six-time champion of the USSR. The attacking.Honored Master of Sports of the USSR [ru] (1956).[2]

Performed for WVC Dynamo Moscow (1953–1962). Its composition: champion of the USSR (1953–1955, 1960, 1962), silver medalist of the Union championships (1957 and 1958), winner of the USSR Cup 1953, winner CEV Champions League-1961.

In the USSR national team in official competitions played in the years 1955–1962. Its composition: twice world champion (1956 and 1960), silver medalist of the world championship in 1962, silver medalist of the 1955 Women's European Volleyball Championship.

After finishing playing career he worked as a teacher. She taught Spanish at Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

References

  1. ^ Ушла из жизни двукратная чемпионка мира по волейболу Лилия Коновалова
  2. ^ Лилия Николаевна Коновалова

External links

  • Чемпионат СССР 1958 года
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Soviet Union squad – 1956 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
  • Lidia Boldireva
  • Lyudmila Buldakova
  • Aleksandra Chudina
  • Skaidra Galachova
  • Kira Gorbachova
  • Sofia Gorbunova
  • Lidia Ivanetskaya
  • Militia Kononova
  • Liliya Konovalova
  • Ludmila Metscheryakova
  • Ludmila Metscheryakova
  • Antonina Moiseyeva
  • Valentina Varkevitsch
  • Coach: Alexey Yakushev
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union squad – 1960 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union squad – 1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Silver medal
Soviet Union