Yelena Ezau (born 9 March 1983) is a Kazakhstani female volleyball player who currently plays for the Kazakhstani domestic club Altay VC in domestic league matches.[1][2][3]

Yelena Ezau
Yelena Ezau pictured at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix which was held during August.
Personal information
NicknameJelena Ezau
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983 (age 41)
Pavlodar, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
HometownPavlodar
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Spike275 cm (108 in)
Block265 cm (104 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLiberto
Current clubAltay VC
Number10
Career
YearsTeams
2008Kazakhstan Rahat
National team
2006-presentKazakhstan
Honours
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou team
Last updated: 6 August 2018

She has represented Kazakhstan national team in several international competitive events including the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, in the Asian Games and in the solitary Olympic event in 2008.[4]

Career

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Yelena Ezau made it into the national side for the 2006 Asian Games after making her international debut in the same year.[5] Four years later, she was part of the Kazakhstan team which secured bronze medal in the women's team event at the 2010 Asian Games.[6] She also participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, which is also her only Olympic event in her playing career.[7][8]

Yelena has competed at the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship twice in 2006 and 2010.[9] She also competed for the national side at the 2007 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and at the 2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.

She was also the member of the Kazakhstani domestic volleyball club Altay VC during the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship which eventually finished on fourth position after losing the bronze medal match to the Thai VC Bangkok Glass.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Yelena Ezau Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Yelena Ezau : Players". Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Yelena Ezau » clubs :: Women Volleyball-Movies.net". www.women.volleyball-movies.net. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Yelena Ezau". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Asia Games 2006 Doha (QAT) - 30.11-12.12 Winner China". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Drawing of lots 16th Asian Games women's volleyball tournament" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Volleyball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Volleyball". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Yelena EZAU - Olympic Volleyball | Kazakhstan". International Olympic Committee. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ "FIVB Women's World Championship 2006 / Team Roster KAZ". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  10. ^ 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship results