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Valentina Ogiyenko

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Valentina Ogiyenko
Personal information
Full nameValentina Vitalyevna Ogiyenko
Born (1965-05-26) 26 May 1965 (age 59)
Krasnodar, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number1 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1983–1991
1991–1992
1995–1999
Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
Mladost Zagreb
Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
National team
1983–1991
1992
1992–1998
 Soviet Union
 Unified Team
 Russia

Valentina Vitalyevna Ogiyenko (Russian: Валенти́на Вита́льевна Огие́нко, born 26 May 1965) is a Russian former volleyball player and three-time Olympian who was a member of the Soviet Union women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] She was selected as the Best Player of the Year by the International Volleyball Federation in 1989.[2]

In 2019, Ogiyenko was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Valentina Ogiyenko". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Valentina Ogienko". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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