Olga Yakovleva (basketball, born 1986)
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Olga Yakovleva (sometimes spelled Iakovleva; June 15, 1986 – August 8, 2010) was a Russian women's basketball player.
Olga was born in Vologda, Russia and represented her country in the FIBA under-19 and under-21 World Championships. In 2009, Olga was selected as Eurobasket.com All-Russian Superleague Honorable Mention. That same year, she won silver at the World University Games in Belgrade.
Olga played center for the Vologda-Chevakata Russian basketball team. She was 6ft 5in tall[1] and helped Vologda-Chevakata make it to the Russian Cup (basketball) semifinals in 2010.
