Diana Lunina (born 28 October 1992) is a Ukrainian beach volleyball player.[1]

Diana Lunina
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportBeach volleyball
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Ukraine
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Gold medal – first place 2022 Mysłowice Future
Gold medal – first place 2023 Spiez Future
Silver medal – second place 2022 Leuven Future
Silver medal – second place 2023 Madrid Future
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Silver medal – second place 2019 Langkawi Open
Silver medal – second place 2019 Aydin Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ljubljana Winter Edition
Bronze medal – third place 2019 SMM Pak Bara Beach in Satun

Career

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Since 2013, Svitlana Baburina, Inna Makhno, Myloslava Bezpako, Maryna Samodai, Anastasia Lysenko, Kateryna Kovalenko, Valentina Davidova and Tetiana Lazarenko were her partners.[2]

At the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour she won two silver and two bronze medals.[3][4]

Diana also won two gold and two silver medals at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in 2022 and 2023.[5][6]

She competed at the European Beach Volleyball Championships in 2019, 2021 and 2022 without reaching any medals.[7][8]

She is currently beach volleyball player in the team Balikesir Büyüksehir Belediyespor Kulübü.[9]

Personal life

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Lunina's cousin died on March, 9, 2024 fighting as a member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine near Avdiivka.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Diana Lunina". beach.volleybox.net. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ "Діана Луніна". flashscore.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  3. ^ "Луніна та Самодай – бронзові призерки Світового туру 1*". rofv.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  4. ^ "Діана Луніна". flashscore.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  5. ^ "Українки вперше в сезоні виграли етап Світового туру з пляжного волейболу". rofv.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  6. ^ "Волейбол: Луніна та Давідова стали срібними призерками Beach Pro Tour". volyn.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  7. ^ "Пляжный волейбол. ЧЕ-2019. Неудачный день для украинцев". prosportua.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  8. ^ "Діана ЛУНІНА: "Наша мета на Євро показати, що Україна сильна як у житті, так і у спорті"". volleyball.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  9. ^ "Clubs ready to go at Beach Volley European Cup in Balikesir". cev.eu. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  10. ^ "Instagram post". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
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