Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova-Shashkova

Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova-Shashkova
April 2006
portrait
Date of birth	4th December 1977
place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
size	1.90 m
position	Universal
societies
1992–1995 1995–1996 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 from 2012	VK CSKA Moscow Rossy Moscow HAOK Mladost Zagreb Hitachi rival VK Uralotschka-NTMK Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Foppapedretti Bergamo Monte Schiavo Jesi CAV Murcia 2005 VK Saretschje Odinzowo Monte Schiavo Jesi Fenerbahçe Istanbul Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
National team
since 1996	A national team
successes
1996 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012	Olympic Fourth Finalist Grand Prix World Championship Third Winner Grand Prix European Champion Russian Champion Finalist Grand Prix Olympic Silver Turkish Cup Winner Turkish Champion European Champion Italian Champion CEV Cup Olympic Silver Italian Cup Winner Champions League Winner Finalist Grand Prix World Champion Spanish Cup Winner Spanish Champions Winner Top Teams Cup EM-Third Russian Cup Winner Russian Champion Champions League Finalist Olympic Fifth Russian Vice Champion World Champion Turkish Champion Champions League Winner Olympic Fifth
As of August 23, 2012

Lioubov Sokolova ( Russian Любовь Владимировна Соколова-Шашкова , English transcription: Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova Chachkova ; * 4. December 1977 in Moscow as Lyubov Sokolova ) is a Russian volleyball player . She took part in five Olympic Games and won silver twice. In addition, she was twice world and European champion. With her clubs she collected championship titles and cup victories in several countries.

Career

Sokolowa-Schaschkowa began her career in 1992 at VK CSKA Moscow . After playing a season with Rossy Moscow, she made her debut in 1996 with the Russian national team , with which she finished third in the Grand Prix . In Atlanta she took part in the Olympic Games for the first time and finished fourth. In 1997/98 the universal player was under contract with HAOK Mladost Zagreb . With Russia she reached the final of the Grand Prix and third place at the 1998 World Cup . She then went to Japan to join Hitachi Rival for a year . In 1999 Sokolowa-Schaschkowa won the Grand Prix with the national team and then the 1999 European Championship by beating Croatia in the final . After these successes she returned home and became Russian champion with VK Uralotschka-NTMK . After another second place in the Grand Prix , she reached the final against Cuba with the Russians at the 2000 Olympic tournament in Sydney and won the silver medal.

In the following season, Sokolowa-Schaschkowa managed the national double of cup victory and championship with the Turkish club Eczacıbaşı Istanbul . With Russia she managed to defend her title at the 2001 European Championship , this time in the final against Italy . In 2002 she moved to the Italian league for Foppapedretti Bergamo . In 2004 she won the national championship and the CEV Cup with Bergamo . In their third participation in the Olympic Games in 2004, Russia missed victory in the final for the second time in a row, so that it was again a silver medal. The next season in Bergamo ended with a cup win and the Champions League in the Italian final against Asystel Volley Novara . Then the universal player moved within the league to Monte Schiavo Jesi . With the national team, she reached second place in the Grand Prix in 2006 . In Japan she became world champion for the first time with a 3-2 win against Brazil . In 2007 she achieved the double with the Spanish club CAV Murcia in 2005 and also the success in the Top Teams Cup against her former club CSKA Moscow. Russia had to be content with third place at the European Championship in the same year . Sokolowa-Schaschkowa returned to the domestic league. Her new club VK Saretschje Odinzowo was cup winners and champions in 2008 and was also in the final of the Champions League against Colussi Perugia . In her fourth Olympic tournament , the universal player reached the quarter-finals with Russia and thus fifth place.

In 2009 she said goodbye to Odintsovo as the Russian runner-up and went to Italy for one season at Monte Schiavo Jesi. At the 2010 World Cup , she defended the title with the national team by beating Brazil 3-2. She then moved to the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Istanbul . In the first season she was with Fenerbahçe Turkish champion and third in the Champions League . A year later, Istanbul won the Champions League final against RC Cannes . In London, Sokolowa-Schaschkowa took part in the Olympic Games for the fifth time and was fifth again after losing to Brazil in the quarter-finals. After the tournament she plays in the league for Eczacıbaşı Istanbul.

Private

During her time in Istanbul, Sokolowa-Schaschkowa married the Turkish volleyball player Aytaç Kılıç . That is why she has both Russian and Turkish citizenship. She has a son from her first marriage.

Web links

Commons : Lyubow Sokolowa-Schaschkowa  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolowa-Schaschkowa in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Profile at FIVB (English)
• Profile at legavolleyfemminile.it (Italian)