Ekaterina Ulanova | |
Fullname: | Ekaterina Vladimirovna Kabeshova Ulanova |
Nationality: | Russian |
Birth Date: | August 5, 1986 |
Birth Place: | Ivanovo, Soviet Union |
Weight: | 61kg (134lb) |
Spike: | 298cm (117inches) |
Block: | 290cm (110inches) |
Position: | Libero |
Currentnumber: | 14 |
Currentclub: | Dinamo Kazan |
Nationalyears: | 2004 - 2012 |
Nationalteam: | Russia |
Updated: | May 2014 |
Ekaterina Ulanova (née Kabeshova)[1] (Russian: Екатерина Владимировна Кабешова; born August 5, 1986) is a Russian volleyball player. She competed for the Russia women's national volleyball team in the 2008[2] and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] She also won the gold medal at the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with Dinamo Kazan.
Ulanova is 1720NaN0 tall,[4] born as Yekaterina Vladimirovna Kabeshova on August 5, 1986, in Ivanovo, Soviet Union. She married the CSKA Moscow football player Ivan Ulanov in 2011.[5]
In 2010, she joined Dinamo Kazan, winning with this team the Russian Superleague in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and two times the Russian Cup, in 2010 and 2012.[6]
Ulanova won with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan the 2013–14 CEV Champions League held in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating 3-0 the home owners Rabita Baku in the semifinals[7] and 3-0 to the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul in the final.[8]
Ulanova won the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship gold medal playing with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan that defeated 3–0 the Brazilian Molico Osasco in the championship match. She was also awarded competition's Best Libero.[9]