Gamova Inducted into International Volleyball Hall of Fame
Russian volleyball player Yekaterina Gamova was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2026 during a ceremony in Holyoke, Massachusetts on October 17. She is a two-time world champion, two-time Olympic silver medalist, and multiple-time European and Russian champion.
Consensus
- Yekaterina Gamova was inducted into theInternational Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) in 2026.
- The induction ceremony took place on October 17 in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
- Gamova is a two-time world champion (2006, 2010) and two-time Olympic silver medalist (2000, 204).
- She won the European Championship twice (1999, 2003).
- Gamova won 11 Russian national championships.
- She retired from professional volleyball in 2016.
- Gamova played for the Kazan Dynamo club and won the Champions League in the 2013/2014 season.
Points of divergence
- Gamova is 46 years old. — vm
- The last Russian representative inducted into the IVHF before Gamova was Sergey Tetyukhin, in 2021. — vm
- The 2027 Women's Volleyball World Championship will be hosted by the USA and Canada, with matches held in five cities: Anaheim, Montreal, Omaha, Orlando, and Quebec. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Gamova became a member of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame — Ведомости
- Russian volleyball player Ekaterina Gamova included in International Hall of Fame — Вечерняя Москва