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Yekaterina Gamova

Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player

Born
October 17, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1980

About Yekaterina Gamova

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova is a Russian retired volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Due to her stature and dominance at the net, she has been hailed as the "Queen of Volleyball". She is 2.02 m tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. She is also the second highest paid female player in professional volleyball history. Her role was outside hitter/opposite. Playing with Dynamo Moscow, Gamova won silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and was awarded "Best scorer". For the 2009/2010 season, she joined the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Acıbadem, and won the Turkish League Championship.

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Career and life highlights

Yekaterina Gamova timeline

  1. She was a member of the Russian national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
  2. Playing with Dynamo Moscow, Gamova won silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and was awarded "Best scorer".
  3. For the 2009/2010 season, she joined the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Acıbadem, and won the Turkish League Championship.

The world when Yekaterina Gamova was born

Yekaterina Gamova was born in 1980. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yekaterina Gamova's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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