Yelizaveta Tishchenko

Yelizaveta Tishchenko
Personal information
Full nameYelizaveta Ivanovna Tishchenko
Born (1975-02-07) 7 February 1975
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height192 cm (76 in)
Spike309 cm (122 in)
Block302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker / Spiker
Number9 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1990—1995
1995—1997
1997—1999
1999
1999—2004
2004—2005
2007—2011
2012—2013
Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
NEC Red Rockets
ŽOK Dubrovnik
Green Warriors Sassuolo
Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
VC Wiesbaden
VBC Cheseaux
VBC Cossonay
National team
1992—2004 Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing Soviet Union
World U20 Championship
1991 Czechoslovakia Under-20
Representing CIS
European Junior Championship
1992 Greece Under-19
Representing Russia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team
2004 Athens Team
World Championship
1994 Brazil Team
1998 Japan Team
2002 Germany Team
World Cup
1999 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
1997 Japan Team
2001 Japan Team
1993 Japan Team
Goodwill Games
1994 Saint Petersburg Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
1997 Kobe Team
1999 Yu Xi Team
2002 Hong Kong Team
1998 Hong Kong Team
2000 Manila Team
2003 Andria Team
1993 Hong Kong Team
1996 Shangai Team
2001 Macau Team
European Championship
1993 Czech Republic Team
1997 Czech Republic Team
1999 Italy Team
2001 Bulgaria Team
1995 Netherlands Team

Yelizaveta Tishchenko (born 7 February 1975; last name also spelled Tichtchenko) is a retired female volleyball player from Russia who made her debut for the Soviet national team in 1991. She competed in three consecutive Olympic Games (1996, 2000,[1] and 2004), and twice won a silver medal.[2]

Tishchenko represented her country more than 470 times from 1991 through 2004, playing as middle blocker in the starting six of the national team, and leading the Sbornaya as its captain in 2003 and 2004.

Tishchenko won the European Championships four times, the World Grand Prix three times, and additional medals at World Championships and World Grand Champions Cups. She was consistently among the best attackers in each tournament entered, winning best spiker awards at numerous international tournaments between 1999 and 2003, including the prestigious FIVB "Best Spiker of the Year" in 2002.

With her club teams (namely Uralochka VC of Ekaterinburg), Tishchenko won the Russian Championship 13 times and the European Champions League three times.

Tishchenko's greatest achievement, however, was coming back to play for Russia at the Olympic Games in Athens after having had open surgery on her knees only three months before. Doctors were incredulous after she won the silver medal in a dramatic final against China.

Tishchenko retired from the national team in 2004, however she continued to play for teams in the German and Swiss premier leagues.

Personal life

Tishchenko has worked for the commercial department of UEFA and currently is working at the FIVB TV & Marketing Department.

Honours

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Selena (1 October 2000). "Sydney 2000: Volleyball; Cuba Cruises to Third Straight Gold". The New York Times. p. 13. Retrieved 10 September 2024. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Yelizaveta Tishchenko". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.