Yelena Akhaminova
Yelena Rabigovna Sokolovskaya is a Soviet Russian-born Ukrainian former volleyball player and coach. As a player for the Soviet Union she is an Olympic gold medallist and European champion.
Player career
Sokolovskaya played from 1977 until 2002 for clubs in the Russian SFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Finland, Post-Soviet Ukraine, and Poland. She won many titles including the CEV Women's Champions League, CEV Cup, USSR Championship, Soviet Cup, Polish Championship and Polish Cup.She played for the Soviet Union national team at junior and senior level from 1979 to 1983, taking part of the World Championship and becoming Olympic champion, World Cup bronze medallist, European champion and European silver medallist.
Clubs
- Uralochka Sverdlovsk
- Medin Odesa
- Haukiputaan Heitto
- Dinamo-Jinestra Odesa
- Chemik Police
- ?
- Khimik Yuzhne
Coach career
In 2006, Sokolovskaya was appointed head coach of Ukrainian women's volleyball club VC Jinestra. She won twice the Ukrainian Cup and finished four times as runners up of the Ukrainian Super League during her six seasons as coach, before the club folded in 2012.Honours and awards
Individual Achievements
- 1980 - Merited Master of Sports of the USSR
Team Achievements - Player
;National team- 1979 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship – Gold medal
- 1979 Summer Universiade – Gold medal
- 1979 European Championship – Gold medal
- 1980 Olympic Games – Gold medal
- 1981 European Championship – Silver medal
- 1981 World Cup – Bronze medal
- 1983 European Championship – Silver medal
- 1978 USSR Championship - Champion
- 1979 USSR Championship - Champion
- 1980 USSR Championship - Champion
- 1980-81 CEV Champions League - Champion
- 1981 USSR Championship - Champion
- 1981–82 CEV Champions League - Champion
- 1982 USSR Championship - Champion
- 1983 Soviet Cup - Champion
- 1983 CEV Cup - Champion
- 1994-95 Polish Championship - Champion
- 1995 Polish Cup - Champion
Team Achievements - Coaching
;Club- 2010 Ukrainian Cup - Champion
- 2011 Ukrainian Cup - Champion