Yekaterina Gamova

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (born October 17, 1980 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She is 2.02 meters (6 feet 7 1⁄2 inches) tall, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. Her role is outside hitter/opposite.

Playing with Dynamo Moscow she won the silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best Scorer".

For the 2009/2010 season, she joined the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. With this team she won the Turkish League Championship and went to the 2010 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four. Her team finished in the second place after being defeated by Volley Bergamo and she was awarded "Best Scorer".

She was a member of the Russia national team that won the 2010 World Championship and was named the Most Valuable Player of the event.

Clubs
* Russia Avtodor-Metar (1996–1998)
* Russia Uralochka-NTMK 2 (1998–2000)
* Russia Uralochka-NTMK (2000–2003)
* Russia Dynamo Moscow (2003–2009)
* Turkey Fenerbahçe Acıbadem (2009–2010)
* Russia Dinamo Kazan (2010–2012)

Personal information
Full name : Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova
Nickname : Ekaterina
Nationality : Russia
Born : October 17, 1980 (1980-10-17)
Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Hometown : Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height : 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight : 81 kg (180 lb)
Spike : 321 cm (126 in)
Block : 310 cm (120 in)