Yevgeniya Estes

Yevgeniya Viktorovna Estes (Russian: Евге́ния Ви́кторовна Э́стес, born 17 July 1975), née Artamonova (Артамонова), is a Russian former volleyball player who was a member of the national team and one of only two volleyball players (along with Sergey Tetyukhin) that competed consecutively in six Olympic Games.^[1] She won silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,^[2] and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.^[1][3]

FullnameYevgeniya Artamonova Estes

BornYevgeniya Artamonova
(1975-07-17) 17 July 1975 (age 51)
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)

PositionOutside hitter

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Yevgeniya Estes
Personal information
Full name	Yevgeniya Artamonova Estes
Born	Yevgeniya Artamonova (1975-07-17) 17 July 1975 (age 51) Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	8 (national team)
Career
Years Teams 1991–1995 1995–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007–2012 Uralochka Ekaterinburgo Okisu Toyobo Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Virtus Reggio Calabria Uralochka-NTMK Takefuji Bamboo Volero Zurich Takefuji Bamboo Uralochka-NTMK
National team
1991 1992 1993–2012  Soviet Union  Unified Team  Russia
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Soviet Union World Cup 1991 Japan World U20 Championship 1991 Czechoslovakia Under-20 Representing  CIS ( Unified Team) Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team European Junior Championship 1992 Greece Under-19 Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team World Championship 1994 Brazil Team 1998 Japan Team 2002 Germany Team World Cup 1999 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Japan 2001 Japan Team 1993 Japan Goodwill Games 1994 Saint Petersburg Team FIVB World Grand Prix 1997 Kobe 1999 Yu Xi 2002 Hong Kong 1998 Hong Kong 2000 Manila 2003 Andria 1993 Hong Kong 1996 Shangai 2001 Macau European Championship 1993 Czech Republic 1997 Czech Republic 1999 Italy 2001 Bulgaria 1995 Netherlands World U20 Championship 1995 Thailand Under-20

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Estes was briefly unable to play in 1994 due to an injury requiring knee surgery.^[4] She quickly recovered and became a dominant force on the Russian national team, leading Russia to the gold medal at the Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg.^[4][5]

In 2018, Estes was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.^[1]