Dina Ulyanova Explained

Dina Ulyanova
Position:Small forward
Birth Date:1 September 1989
Birth Place:Baku, Azerbaijan
Nationality:Azerbaijani
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–
Team1:Neftchi
Years2:2017
Team2:Baku
Years3:2017
Team3:Matryoshkas
Years4:2017–2019
Team4:Sisters Felix
Years5:2018, 2022
Team5:Latinas

Dina Ulyanova (born 1 September 1989) is an Azerbaijani basketball player who plays as a small forward for Neftchi and is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national 3x3 team. She is a two-time winner of the Islamic Solidarity Games (2017, 2021).

Early life

Dina Ulyanova was born on 1 September 1989 in Baku. Her parents and her sister are also natives of the city of Baku.

Professional career

Since 2012, Ulyanova has been playing for the Baku-based club Neftchi and the Azerbaijan national team. She first played in the national team in Division C matches at the European Championship in North Macedonia under head coach Tatyana Slozhenitsena.[1]

In 2015, as part of the Azerbaijan national team, she took part in the 2015 European Games in Baku.[2]

In 2017, Ulyanova won gold as part of the Azerbaijani national team at the III Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku.[3] In August 2022, at the IV Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, the Azerbaijani national team with Ulyanova in the team managed to defend the title of champion of the Islamic Games.[4]

In June 2023, Neftchi with Ulyanova in its lineup won the Shusha stage of the Women's 3x3 Basketball World Series, defeating the Netherlands team in the final with a score of 20–12.[5]

In April 2024, the Azerbaijani national team with Ulyanova in the lineup became the winner of the 3x3 basketball qualification tournament in Hong Kong, for the first time in history, the team qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Дина Ульянова – после завоевания олимпийской лицензии: В «милли» одни легионеры? Я играю за свою родину. www.azerisport.com.
  2. Web site: Евроигры. Баскетбол: Азербайджан обыграл Чехию и Швейцарию. 1news.az.
  3. Web site: Баскетболисты Азербайджана выиграли два золота на Исламиаде . 2024-05-03 . 2024-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240503054109/https://www.azerisport.com/islamiada/20170521003755004.html . live .
  4. Web site: Баскетболистки выиграли финал Исламиады. Бакинский дубль не повторился. www.azerisport.com. az.
  5. Web site: Баскетболистка клуба «Нефтчи»: Я счастлива представлять нашу страну и побеждать. azertag.az.
  6. Web site: Azerbaijan basketball 3x3 Women's National Team for Paris 2024 Olympics Announced. FIBA. July 3, 2024.