Yevgeniya Artamonova

As of August 24, 2012

Yevgeniya Viktorovna Artamonova - Estes (Russian Евгения Викторовна Артамонова - Эстес, English transcription Yevgeniya Viktorovna Artamonova - Estes, born July 17, 1975 in Sverdlovsk as Jewgenija Viktorovna Artamonova ) is a Russian volleyball player. You already played the days of the Soviet Union in the national team. In six appearances at Olympic Games, she won three silver medals. She was also four times European Champion. With their clubs they twice won the Champions League and numerous championship titles in different countries.

Career

Artamonova - Estes started her career in 1991 with VK Uralochka - NTMK. In the same year she made her debut in the national team and has been with the former Soviet Union in the Third World Cup. From 1992 to 1995 she won with Uralochka four consecutive national championship. At the Olympic Games in 1992 she went to the United team and won the CIS after the 0:3 in the final against Cuba the silver medal. 1993 demonstrated the Außenangreiferin with the Russian national team to third place in the Grand Prix and was then with a victory against the Czech Republic for the first time European champion. With their club they won the 1994 Champions League final against HAOK Mladost Zagreb. The following season the Uralochka defended the title in the final against Pallavolo Femminile Matera. At Euro 1995 Russia was third.

Then moved Artamonova - Estes in the Japanese League to Okisu Toyobo. With the national team, they came in third place in the Grand Prix in 1996. At the Olympic Games in Atlanta, the Russians missed by a 2:3 against Brazil just a medal. In 1997 she won the Grand Prix, however, and sat down in the final of the European Championship against Croatia by. In the next season the Außenangreiferin with their club was a Japanese master. Internationally, there was a second place in the Grand Prix in 1998 and a third place at the World Championships in Japan. 1999 repeated Okisu Toyobo success in the National League. Artamonova - Estes won the Grand Prix with Russia and defended at the European Championships in Italy - again in the final against Croatia - the title. In addition, Russia was second at the World Cup. In the 1999/2000 season they played at Eczacıbaşı Istanbul and managed the double of league and cup. After another second place in the Grand Prix they came up with the national team to the finals of the Olympic tournament in 2000 and received after the 2:3 against Cuba for the second time the silver medal.

The Italian club Virtus Reggio Calabria, she was 2001 national cup winner and stood in the Champions League final against league rivals Volley Modena. Russia finished third in the Grand Prix and defended at the European Championships in Bulgaria by a final victory against Italy again the title. Artamonova - Estes then returned in the domestic league and was again Uralochka Russian master. With the national team, she won for the third time the Grand Prix and came at the World Cup in Germany to third place. From 2002 to 2004 she was active for Takefuji Bamboo in Japan and finished both seasons with the title. The national team was second in the 2003 Grand Prix. In Athens, the Außenangreiferin took for the fourth time in the Olympic Games and won after a 2:3 in the final against China their third silver medal.

2005 and 2006 Artamonova - Estes was with Voléro Zurich Swiss champion twice. After a year's break in 2007, she returned to her home club Uralochka back. In the Olympic tournament in 2008 they missed the first time at its fifth participation in the semi-finals; after switching off the quarter-finals against China Russia was fifth. In 2009, she reached the final of the Club CEV Cup against Asystel Volley Novara. On the occasion of the Olympic Games in London are actually already retired Außenangreiferin was recalled to the national team. Russia was beaten in the quarterfinals of the tournament against Brazil and finished as four years before the fifth.

Private

Artamonova - Estes is married to born in Hawaii Jeremiah Oiaio Estes, is the assistant coach at Uralochka. The two have a son (* 2005).